NFRC Members Commit to 40 Kickstart Placements

ROOFING TRADE BODY, the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC), has received commitments from its members for over 40 six-month placements for young people on Universal Credit, through the government’s Kickstart Scheme.

NFRC has exceeded the required threshold of 30 placements to make its first application to the Department for Work and Pensions as a gateway organisation.

The trade association will be working with members over the coming weeks, to support them in providing these placements.

James Talman CEO NFRC

Chief Executive James Talman said, “I have been blown away by the enthusiasm and willingness of our industry for this scheme. We will now be able to give over 40 young people on Universal Credit, a chance to work in our fantastic industry – we should be incredibly proud as a sector.”

“NFRC now has a dedicated team collating all the necessary paperwork and will be contacting each company in turn to process the applications.”

“We will still be accepting further expressions of interest for the scheme and once we reach the next 30 will be putting in a further application. The more placements we can support, the better.”