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Young people should not get Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) for more than 90 days before entering training, education or a work placement, the Lib Dems say. | Young people should not get Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) for more than 90 days before entering training, education or a work placement, the Lib Dems say. |
Leader Nick Clegg said his party would also invest almost £900m in increasing the number of further education places. | Leader Nick Clegg said his party would also invest almost £900m in increasing the number of further education places. |
He promised financial help to return to college and to create paid internships, if his party wins the general election. | He promised financial help to return to college and to create paid internships, if his party wins the general election. |
Currently the maximum time young people can spend on JSA before being referred back to training is a year. | Currently the maximum time young people can spend on JSA before being referred back to training is a year. |
Labour and the Conservatives are promising to cut this to six months. | Labour and the Conservatives are promising to cut this to six months. |
'Give hope' | 'Give hope' |
The Lib Dems launched their policies on the video-sharing website Youtube and the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter. | |
Mr Clegg said: "Young people feel cheated by this recession. Everyone will know someone who has recently left college or university with hopes of starting a career only to find they cannot even get on the lowest rung of the job ladder. | Mr Clegg said: "Young people feel cheated by this recession. Everyone will know someone who has recently left college or university with hopes of starting a career only to find they cannot even get on the lowest rung of the job ladder. |
"We must help them now or they will be left behind in any recovery. | "We must help them now or they will be left behind in any recovery. |
"Our promise of more training, education, an internship or a place on a work programme will give hope to the nearly one million young people who currently can't find a job." | "Our promise of more training, education, an internship or a place on a work programme will give hope to the nearly one million young people who currently can't find a job." |
The Lib Dems say they will pay young people undertaking an internship a "training allowance" of £55 a week. | The Lib Dems say they will pay young people undertaking an internship a "training allowance" of £55 a week. |
In his pre-Budget report, Chancellor Alistair Darling announced the government was extending its guarantee of a job or training to all young people who had been unemployed for six months. | In his pre-Budget report, Chancellor Alistair Darling announced the government was extending its guarantee of a job or training to all young people who had been unemployed for six months. |
Currently only those under 24 years old who have been jobless for 12 months are eligible. | Currently only those under 24 years old who have been jobless for 12 months are eligible. |
The Conservatives also say they will refer young people on to the Work Programme after six months of unemployment. | The Conservatives also say they will refer young people on to the Work Programme after six months of unemployment. |
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