Type ratings in the spring? I presume a lot of the cadets will have to go back and live with their parents until their TR training starts, unless of course Easyjet or whoever offer them a temp gig somewhere else in the company. 6 months (possibly longer) is a long time for currency to lapse.
At my place (outside of aviation), we had some people wait for three months to get an instructor after completing theoretical training. They were sent to shadow some fully qualified folks and grossed over £7k during those three months, most of them were bored out of their minds by the end of it but £7k for doing very little is decent enough if you ask me.
You'd think their airline employer-to-be could at least stick them on a jumpseat for a few months to get them used to the SOPs and the nature of random-ish shift work, pay them subsistence and give them a couple of days of GA flying per month to keep current. At least if they want good pilots anyway...