National Support for Students

2.30.00pm GMT Thu 21st Jan 2010

Do you know a young man or woman who has recently left college or university and is finding they can't get a job?

The recession is cheating a whole generation of young people. The number of young people unemployed for more than six months has doubled in the past two years. We have to act now to make sure they don't get left behind in any economic recovery.

Yesterday, Nick Clegg announced our plans to help young people through the recession which can be viewed via the following link: http://www.libdems.org.uk/press_releases_detail.aspx?title=Giving_hope_back_to_young_people:_Nick_Clegg_launches_youth_jobs_pledge_&pPK=32d36154-32cf-4186-9728-74840ffe5989

The Liberal Democrats will cut the time it takes to provide training and education to young people on Jobseekers' Allowance. Currently, young people on Jobseekers' Allowance have to wait 12 months before they are guaranteed a job or training post. We will reduce that to 90 days.

We will also invest nearly £900 million to increase the number of further education places, and we'd give young people undertaking an internship a training allowance of £55 a week.

Nick also took part in an Online Public Meeting answering questions posed by young people through Twitter and the UK Youth Parliament's online forum. You can see the questions and answers here: .http://www.libdems.org.uk/latest_news_detail.aspx?title=Nick_Clegg_answers_questions_in_first_Online_Public_Meeting&pPK=d28df337-b082-4245-a725-56e562abcb51

You can also keep in touch with the latest news from Nick through NickClegg.com and also on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/nickclegg) Lib Dem Act (http://act.libdems.org.uk/profile/NickClegg) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/nick_clegg).