Kickstart Applications

Select your option or find out more about
Kickstart/The HU process below.

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What is Kickstart?

A £2bn fund launched by the government to pay for 6 month work placements for 16 to 24-year-olds. The scheme is aimed at those who are on Universal Credit, potentially school leavers or those who have had job offers withdrawn.

Funding will cover 100% of the relevant National Minimum Wage for 25 hours a week plus NI & Auto Enrolment Pension Contributions. The Employer has the choice to top up the pay or the hours as needed. The placement can last up to a maximum of 6 months with government funding.

After this, you can hire the young person or let them find other opportunities elsewhere.

How Can Hospitality Unite Help?

HU is here to support you with every element of the Kickstart scheme.

  • Under 30 roles? No problem, HU will submit your application with a group of other Hospitality Businesses with the help of our grant application partners The Youth Group & SpringBoard.

  • Posting Jobs? The HU team will provide training on how to post your jobs, allowing you to post all your jobs to a secure DWP candidate only portal for approved applicants to apply through.

  • Screening Questions? As part of the HU service the team will help you set up a wall of standard questions for all applicants to complete.

  • Training? Working with our partner Springboard we'll be providing all the statutory training required by the Kickstart scheme through Harri!

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

1. PREP

Review the application questions + T&C's to prepare you application.

2. APPLY

Complete and submit the application form on this site.

3. CHECK

Our partners will contact you with any queries or amendments needed. They will submit to the government within 2 weeks of application.

4. RESULT

You will receive your result via email. If rejected you will have the option to reapply. This will take up to 1 month from submission to the government.

5. SIGN

If accepted you will receive confirmation to sign regarding your responsibilities as a Kickstart employer.

6. Confirm

You will need to confirm your job descriptions, hiring ratios & job publish dates.

7. HIRE

HU will help you put in initial screening questions to help you hire faster.

8. TRAIN

Required Kickstart training is available on Harri (from Dec 2020)