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Backing Young Britain
The Government has announced plans to help young people with training and employment as part of an overall £5 billion investment package.
The Backing Young Britain campaign will see £1 billion invested in a Future Jobs Fund that will create 100,000 new jobs for young people and a further 50,000 jobs in unemployment hotspots.
An additional £40 million will be injected into a new mentoring network for young people entering the job market and around 10,000 work experience places will be created for unemployed 18 -21 year olds.
Work and Pensions Minister Angela Eagle said:
"Young people have been heavily affected by the economic slowdown and we are determined to provide extra help and support so we don't lose a generation to long-term unemployment. Last month we announced the first set of successful bids which will create 47,000 new jobs, and our Backing Young Britain campaign will bring business and Government together to create thousands of new opportunities for young people."