Back to Work allowance scheme - Employee strand: This scheme was closed to new applications from 1st May 2009. Short-term Enterprise Allowance: This scheme was introduced from 1st May 2009.

It provides immediate support for someone in receipt of Jobseekers Benefit who wants to start a business.

FAS Full Time Training for Unemployed People: Specific Skills Training/Local Training initiative/Traineeship/Return to Work breakdown became available for April 2012 Live Register release.

Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS): VTOS figures are estimated at 5,000 each year.

Back to Education Allowance (BTEA): BTEA figures include all schemes but participants from JA & JB are not entitled to BTEA during the summer holidays.