Katy Clark MP has welcomed a new Government intiative which could help 630 local people get new help to find work.
The Labour Government announced that £0.5bn will be invested to help people who have been unemployed for more than six months.
Katy Clark MP said:
“Jobseekers who find themselves unemployed for more than six months will be guaranteed more support, so they can get back into work.
“The proposals, which will see £0.5bn invested by the Labour Government over two years, will be funded by hundreds of millions pounds of new money released by the Treasury and targeted at those who have been out of the job market for six months or more.
“These are plans which will help people across Scotland, it is real help for people now. Given the current economic situation, we cannot afford not to act. Labour is committed to taking action so that we support people through these difficult times. I welcome this initiative but the levels of unemployment locally shows we need to do even more to help local businesses and those seeking work and I will be pushing Ministers to do even more.
”Whilst the Tories and SNP are the do-nothing parties of Scottish politics, Labour is providing real help for people now.”
This extra support is in addition to the £1.3 billion already being invested so that anyone who loses their job can access help and support on the first day they become unemployed and make a claim.