The authorities in the UK are planning to introduce a scheme under which young people who stop their education and do not have employment, will be required to work full-time without pay for three months with charities and social enterprises in order to continue receiving benefits.

The government has announced that 18 to 24 years old people who have worked for less than six months will have to work at least 30 hours a week in order to receive the jobseeker's allowance of £56 per week. The government will also arrange 10 hours a week of help for them to prepare their CV's and looking for employment.

According to estimates, about 968,000 people in the age group of 16 to 24 are currently not associated with employment, education or training, compared to 949,000 in the first quarter of the year. The scheme will not cover 16 and
17 year olds as they are not eligible to receive jobseeker's allowance.

Ministers have said that the scheme will ensure that young people leaving education get into the routine of work and not get used to the lifestyle that is based on receiving benefits from the government. Chris Grayling, the work minister, and Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London said that a pilot project will cover 6000 people and the scheme will be rolled out nationwide next year.