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A £2 billion Government job scheme launched five months ago has seen fewer than 2,000 young people start in their new roles.
The Kickstart programme was launched in September to support firms to offer six-month work placements for 16 to 24-year-olds who are in receipt of Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment.
While more than 120,000 jobs have been created, just 1,868 people have started their placements in the UK as of January 15, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed.
Asked why the figure was so low, Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey said: The impact of Covid means that elements of job training to start were probably hindered
Boris Johnson plans to promote a raft of female ministers in a reshuffle aimed at addressing his ‘woman problem’.
International Trade Secretary Liz Truss is set to be handed a more senior Cabinet post after impressing the Prime Minister.
Junior ministers Kemi Badenoch, Lucy Frazer, Gillian Keegan and Victoria Atkins are also seen by No 10 as rising stars.
Mr Johnson’s fiancee Carrie Symonds and press secretary Allegra Stratton are understood to be among those encouraging him to refresh his top team.
An ally said: ‘Boris has a woman problem. The only way you solve that is to put more women in the top jobs.’