West Dunbartonshire: new Youth Hub to help young people into work
A Youth Hub offering job support to 16–24-year-olds has opened in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire. It runs Tuesday to Friday, the DWP announced on 30 October 2026.
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced on 30 October 2026 that a new Youth Hub has opened in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is meant to help young people on their way into work.
What the Youth Hub offers
Youth Hubs bring together Jobcentre Plus, local authorities, employers and training providers under one roof. They help people aged 16 to 24. The West Dunbartonshire hub is at Tullochan, 9 Poplar Street, Dumbarton (postcode G82 2RD). It is open Tuesday to Friday.
According to the DWP, it offers:
- help with writing a CV,
- skills training,
- mental health support,
- housing advice,
- careers guidance.
The hub will work with local partners: Working4U, Skills Development Scotland and Scottish Action for Mental Health. The support is meant to reflect the needs of the local job market.
Plan for the whole of Great Britain
The government plans a Youth Hub in every local area of Great Britain. Over the next three years there are to be more than 360, from Manchester and Salford to Dundee and Newport. The DWP estimates that nearly a million young people are not in education, employment or training (NEET).
Every hub is to meet minimum standards. These include on-site Jobcentre support, help with mental health and housing, training, careers guidance and links to employers with live job and apprenticeship vacancies.
The government says it is investing £2.5 billion so that every young person has the chance to earn or learn. In addition, eight youth trailblazers in England, backed by £90 million, are testing ways to identify young people at risk of dropping out of education and work and matching them with local opportunities.
Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said the new Youth Hub was "a major step forward for young people in West Dunbartonshire". He added that the government wants to bring opportunity to every corner of the country.
What this means for you
The source does not set out access rules for particular nationalities. The DWP says only that the hubs are aimed at people aged 16 to 24. Young people living in or near West Dunbartonshire can therefore check what the Dumbarton hub offers and, if in doubt, ask Jobcentre Plus about the conditions for using it. More hubs are due to open in many other parts of Great Britain.
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