Benefits for Graduates on Unpaid Placements Declan Moloney, 27 April 2009 Graduates who take part in unpaid placements will be allowed to continue to claim job seekers allowance.The Government has announced anyone on an unpaid placements for up to 13 weeks will be allowed to continue claiming job seekers allowance. The clause will begin after the person has been claiming dole monies for 6 months in efforts to find them employment.It has been forecast that unemployment rates will hit three million and the class of 2009 may be hit the hardest. As more than 300,000 students graduate this year, the government are making efforts to cut long term graduate unemployment. Current benefit laws will allow those on job seekers allowance to obtain subsidy whilst volunteering or training after six months on benefits and this will be an extension to these laws.John Denham, Universities and Skills secretary said: "Our initiative will not be the only or even the main way of creating and matching graduates to internship opportunities. It will, however, add to the way such schemes can be offered and will ensure more young people can benefit from one next year. The schemes will enable motivated graduates to add to their skills by applying their leaning in a real work world."

Benefits for Graduates on Unpaid Placements

Declan Moloney, 27 April 2009
Benefits for Graduates on Unpaid Placements

Graduates who take part in unpaid placements will be allowed to continue to claim job seekers allowance.The Government has announced anyone on an unpaid placements for up to 13 weeks will be allowed to continue claiming job seekers allowance. The clause will begin after the person has been claiming dole monies for 6 months in efforts to find them employment.It has been forecast that unemployment rates will hit three million and the class of 2009 may be hit the hardest. As more than 300,000 students graduate this year, the government are making efforts to cut long term graduate unemployment. Current benefit laws will allow those on job seekers allowance to obtain subsidy whilst volunteering or training after six months on benefits and this will be an extension to these laws.John Denham, Universities and Skills secretary said: "Our initiative will not be the only or even the main way of creating and matching graduates to internship opportunities. It will, however, add to the way such schemes can be offered and will ensure more young people can benefit from one next year. The schemes will enable motivated graduates to add to their skills by applying their leaning in a real work world."

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@ Lyd: I graduated in 2008 and still do not have a job because everyone hiring in my area (North-East) wants someone with experience. Being able to keep receiving benefits whilst an intern will give me a chance to get the experience I need to get a paid job. As long as I am unemployed I will be very poor *whether I am an intern or not*, and until I get experience through an internship I will stay unemployed, so this change will be good for me.