DWP confirms change to get 3,500 people out of benefits system

NewsCost Of LivingDWPThe DWP has confirmed the new programme11:03, 29 Aug 2026DWP confirms change to get 3,500 people out of benefits systemThe Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed the rollout of its new Jobs Guarantee scheme in Wales. Across the border, DWP says the scheme, which is now up and running, will "turn promise into paycheques for young people in Wales."‌The new programme will target helping the long-term unemployed. Under the scheme, 3,500 young people in Wales will be helped into work, the DWP hopes, with the first cohort already being helped.‌Over 90,000 fully funded jobs to be created across the UK by 2029 through the Jobs Guarantee, potentially taking tens of thousands of benefits claimants out of the DWP system.‌READ MORE State pensioners could face £98 HMRC bill