Youth employment: barriers and policies Survey

1. Have you been unemployed in the past two years?

Have you been unemployed in the past two years? Yes

2. If yes, how long have you been unemployed for?

If yes, how long have you been unemployed for? Less than 3 months

3 to 6 months

6 to 12 months

12 to 18 months

18 to 24 months

More than two years

3. What is your age?

What is your age? Under 16

16-17

18-24

25 and above

4. In your experience, what are the three main obstacles to employment that unemployed young people face today?

In your experience, what are the three main obstacles to employment that unemployed young people face today?

5. How useful has Jobcentre Plus been in supporting your (or your friends’) search for employment?

How useful has Jobcentre Plus been in supporting your (or your friends’) search for employment? Not useful at all

Moderately useful

Very useful

I would not have found a job without one of these programmes

6. The Government launched a range of measures in April 2012 to help young people into jobs, under the banner of the Youth Contract. For more information visit http://www.dwp.gov.uk/youth-contract/.

How useful has the Youth Contract been in supporting your (or your friends’) search for employment?

The Government launched a range of measures in April 2012 to help young people into jobs, under the banner of the Youth Contract. For more information visit http://www.dwp.gov.uk/youth-contract/. How useful has the Youth Contract been in supporting your (or your friends’) search for employment? Not useful at all

Moderately useful

Very useful

I would not have found a job without this programme

7. The Government's Work Programme was launched in June 2011 and is intended to help long-term unemployed people into employment. For more information, visit http://www.dwp.gov.uk/policy/welfare-reform/the-work-programme/.

How useful has the Work Programme been in supporting your (or your friends’) search for employment?

The Government's Work Programme was launched in June 2011 and is intended to help long-term unemployed people into employment. For more information, visit http://www.dwp.gov.uk/policy/welfare-reform/the-work-programme/. How useful has the Work Programme been in supporting your (or your friends’) search for employment? Not useful at all

Moderately useful

Very useful

I would not have found a job without this programme

8. What are the three main disadvantages of the current Government's youth employment policy?

What are the three main disadvantages of the current Government's youth employment policy?

9. What three improvements would you make to current Government policy on youth unemployment?

What three improvements would you make to current Government policy on youth unemployment?

10. If you have since found a job, list three factors helped you back into employment.

If you have since found a job, list three factors helped you back into employment.