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25/11/2004
Employment in deprived areas boosted by European funding
Jobs and skills opportunities in the most disadvantaged areas in England have been boosted following the injection of an extra £111 million from the European Social Fund (ESF).
The European Commission awarded the extra money following a review that showed a high level of performance by the ESF in England. The money will be targeted at helping people who remain unemployed or inactive despite record levels of employment in the UK.
Work and Pensions Minister Chris Pond today revealed the funding boost during a visit to The Odyssey Trust, an ESF project in Holloway, London. The trust works with groups such as ex-offenders, drug users, ethnic minorities and the long-term unemployed to break down barriers keeping them from work through expert guidance, support and skills training.
The Minister met the people running the project and several others who are benefiting from the help provided by the trust.
Chris Pond said: "Over a third of people joining ESF employment programmes have no qualifications and many have poor basic skills, so this money is going to the people who need it most."
He added: "ESF funding allows us to improve literacy, numeracy and IT skills amongst those who are at a disadvantage in our world-leading labour market, so their chances of finding a job are vastly improved."
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The European Commission awarded the extra money following a review that showed a high level of performance by the ESF in England. The money will be targeted at helping people who remain unemployed or inactive despite record levels of employment in the UK.
Work and Pensions Minister Chris Pond today revealed the funding boost during a visit to The Odyssey Trust, an ESF project in Holloway, London. The trust works with groups such as ex-offenders, drug users, ethnic minorities and the long-term unemployed to break down barriers keeping them from work through expert guidance, support and skills training.
The Minister met the people running the project and several others who are benefiting from the help provided by the trust.
Chris Pond said: "Over a third of people joining ESF employment programmes have no qualifications and many have poor basic skills, so this money is going to the people who need it most."
He added: "ESF funding allows us to improve literacy, numeracy and IT skills amongst those who are at a disadvantage in our world-leading labour market, so their chances of finding a job are vastly improved."
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