The Department for Communities funds the JobStart scheme to assist employers in creating jobs for unemployed or economically inactive individuals on working-age benefits who seek employment.

Registered employers have a final chance to place participants into positions as the recruitment deadline nears.

Applications for new employers to join JobStart are closed.

The scheme targets those wishing to enter or return to the workplace.

Employers can contact the JobStart team at 028 9072 6788 or JobStart.scheme@communities-ni.gov.uk for queries.