§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs will be provided under the community programme, especially for the longer-term unemployed in South Yorkshire and the Barnsley travel-to-work area, in the current year; and at what cost.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonAt the end of January, there were 3,823 long-term unemployed people in south Yorkshire employed on temporary jobs in projects supported under the community programme. This figure includes 668 jobs in the Barnsley travel-to-work area.
Places are allocated according to the incidence of longterm unemployment and south Yorkshire's share is 4,596 of which 670 places would be in the Barnsley travel-to-work area. The timescale for achieving this allocation is currently under review.
The estimated cost of a place is about £4,300 for each full year of employment.