Youth employment – Western Bays, CBD, Hauraki Gulf
A few months ago I wrote to over 4000 young people in the electorate under the age of 25 to let them know about Government schemes including Job Ops and Community Max to help them get into employment.
Young people make up a significant amount of my constituency and I consider it to be very important that I keep them informed.
18- to 24-year-olds are also the fastest growing age group on the Unemployment Benefit.
They represent a third of all those who receive it. Since June 2008, the number who want to work but can’t get a job has more than quadrupled from 4000 to 17,000. » Continue Reading



