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After over 16 hours of negotiations an agreement has been reached on the EUⁱ budget for 2014. The deal reached between the European Parliament and the Council provides much needed investment opportunities to Europe's businesses, scientists, towns, regions and students at a time when investing is much needed.

Community Work Placements will be one of three intensive options available through Help to Work support for Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants returning from the Work Programme, whose key barrier to employment is either insufficient recent work experience or a lack of motivation, or both.

An action note has recently been published by the ESFⁱ Managing Authorityⁱ regarding the submission and receipt of ESF Management Information 2013-2014.

Across England the 39 Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) have been finalising their draft European Strategies and have now submitted them to the Government Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS).