Access to Future Jobs Fund jobs by customers on New Deal Options

12 February 2010

You were notified on 9 October 2009 that customers on New Deal options were not eligible for Future Jobs Fund jobs.

This letter is to advise you of a change in the eligibility criteria for Future Jobs Fund jobs. Jobcentre Plus may identify customers currently undertaking New Deal Options and consider them for Future Jobs Fund vacancies.

Customers will be contacted by Jobcentre Plus to discuss a possible Future Jobs Fund vacancy. The customer will subsequently choose to either be referred to the employer or continue their participation on the New Deal option. Where a customer is referred and is subsequently successful in their job application, they will leave the New Deal option.

Providers will not be able to refer customers to these vacancies directly. Jobcentre Plus staff are responsible for confirming customer eligibility and suitability prior to undertaking referral.

Outcome payments can be claimed for successful Future Job Fund jobs, if payments for subsidised jobs have not been excluded under the terms and conditions of your New Deal Options contract.