DWP will send the funding to you as the Kickstart Scheme gateway. You will be responsible for sending the funding to the employer.
£1,500 setup costs and £300 admin costs will be paid when the young person starts the job placement. This will come to you as a single payment of £1,800.
If the employer gets someone else to do some of the job placement setup and employability support, such as a Kickstart gateway, they will have to agree how to share this money.
DWP will use information from HMRC to check that the young person is still employed. The grant funding to pay the young person’s salary will be paid in monthly arrears when we know they are:
- enrolled on the employer’s payroll
- being paid through Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
- The employer can pay a higher wage and for more hours but the funding will not cover this.