Business grants

Future Jobs Fund

Maidstone Borough Council is calling on all businesses, public sector and voluntary organisations to get involved in helping young people find a future following the launch of Maidstone’s Future Jobs Fund project. Working on behalf of the Maidstone Local Strategic Partnership and in collaboration with Kent County Council, Maidstone Borough Council has set up a project to help employers create a job and fund a young person who is currently unemployed and help them gain valuable work experience, on the job skills development and training.

Up to £6,300 is available per new job created from The Future Jobs Fund programme for local businesses, public or voluntary organisation to employ a young person between the ages of 18 – 24.  To apply for these positions young people needs to have been on job seekers allowance for around 12 months and must be registered with Job Centre Plus. Unemployed people living in

unemployment hotspots are also eligible.

For more information read the Future Jobs Fund document.