Kickstart Scheme Employer Contacts

If you need help with the Kickstart Scheme Process, The Department of work and pensions (DWP) has listed local employer contacts regionally.

You can email:

• your local employer contact if you are located in a specific region
• the national employer contact if you are located across several regions

Please include the following information in your email:

• email subject
• company name
• main contact
• preferred contact information (for example phone or email)
• your postcode
• town or city of your proposed job placements

You will receive a telephone call from your local employer contact or the national contact within 2 working days.

England

South West: southwest.kickstart@dwp.gov.uk

South East: southeast.kickstart@dwp.gov.uk

West Midlands: westmidlands.kickstart@dwp.gov.uk

East and Central Midlands: eastmidlands.kickstart@dwp.gov.uk

London and Essex: londonandessex.kickstart@dwp.gov.uk

North Central (includes West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Cumbria and Lancashire): 
northcentral.kickstart@dwp.gov.uk

North East (includes North Yorkshire, East Yorkshire, Humberside and North Lincolnshire): northeast.kickstart@dwp.gov.uk

North West (includes Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire): northwest.kickstart@dwp.gov.uk

Scotland 

scotland.kickstart@dwp.gov.uk

Wales
wales.kickstart@dwp.gov.uk

National
national.kickstart@dwp.gov.uk