Businesses will receive a £3,000 grant to hire a youngster who has been on benefits and out of work for six months under a major drive to slash youth unemployment. It is part of a £1billion package to be unveiled on Monday to help create 200,000 jobs for young people over three years. Keir Starmer said backing the younger generation is “one of the most important investments we can make in this country's future” amid record levels of youngsters out of work. Nearly one million young people are