An extra £1.1million to contribute to cutting down the level of youth unemployment in Lincolnshire has been announced.

It is hoped that the money will help those who have been out of work for more than 12 months.

Youths protest about unemployment rates in Britain.

The funding is going to be used to support young people who are furthest away from being ‘work-ready’ to secure a job or volunteer opportunities.

The scheme will focus on areas of high unemployment such as Lincoln, Skegness, Boston and Gainsborough.

As Lincolnshire does its part to try and alleviate Youth unemployment, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have announced that the UK unemployment rate has dropped to 7.1%.

The fall of the unemployment rates is the biggest drop since 1997. Now, the Bank of England have to consider whether they will raise the interest rates once the drop reaches 7%.

 According to the ONS the number of people out of work fell by 167,000 to 2.32 million in the three months leading up to November.

The issue divided the House of Commons during the Prime Minister’s questions. Labour party leader Ed Miliband said: “We welcome the fall in unemployment”, however he then argued that average wages were £1,600 a year lower than they were in the general election of 2010.

Prime Minister David Cameron argued that it is “the biggest ever quarterly increase in the number of people in work in our country.”