The decision to end the Future Jobs Fund (FJF) a year early would create a gap in support for unemployed young people, according to a committee of MPs.

A report by the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) - Youth Unemployment and the Future Jobs Fund - has outlined 23 recommendations. Under the plans, the £1bn FJF initiative is to end in March 2011 as part of wider attempts to address the UK's current budget deficit.

Among the concerns of the committee is that there will be no support for young people in a two-month interim period between the end of the FJF and the start of the Work Programme. The Department for Work and Pensions has also been called on to publish a full evaluation of the FJF's effectiveness.

WPC chair Anne Begg said: "Young people, especially those who may be lacking skills, experience and confidence, need appropriate and sometimes intensive support to find work. "Our report calls on the government to address these issues and ensure that appropriate provision is in place."