Companies offered £3,000 to hire jobless under-24s Summary The government is to pay more companies to hire young people, under Labour's latest plan to tackle spiralling rates of youth unemployment. Other Related Coverage UK government to launch £1bn plan to tackle youth unemployment | Independent Britain unveils jobs drive for young people to tackle high unemployment | Reuters Firms will get incentives to hire youngsters under sweeping reforms to tackle unemployment crisis | The Sun Middle-management apprenticeships scrapped to kickstart jobs for under-25s, says Welfare Sec Pat McFadden | The Sun The government is to pay more companies to hire young people, under Labour's latest plan to tackle spiralling rates of youth unemployment. | The Guardian Businesses to get £3,000 state bonus for hiring unemployed young people | Sky