2,000 STOCKPORT YOUNGSTERS TO BENEFIT FROM LIB DEM PLAN TO SLASH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT  

Almost 2,000 unemployed youngsters in Stockport could be set to benefit from a new plan put forward by the Lib Dems to tackle youth unemployment, according to Hazel Grove MP Andrew Stunell. Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg has announced a £1 billion pound Youth Contract to tackle youth unemployment, which aims to ensure that all jobless young people are earning or learning again before long-term damage is done. Starting next April, the Youth contract will provide at least 410,000 new work places to get 18-24 year olds into work in the next three years. there will also be at least 20,000 more incentive payments to encourage employers to take on young apprentices in England, and a new programme to help 16 and 17 year olds who are not in employment, education or training (NEETs). In Stockport 1,890 18-24 year olds are currently in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance,...