UK cuts: Three quarters of 16 to 19 year olds in the UK unable to get youth support due to budget cuts

What more can be done to help young people in Britain?

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00:00According to new research, steep cuts to the youth sector in the UK has left three-quarters

00:07of 16 and 19-year-olds unable to get support. It was reported that one in 10 said they have

00:13zero options to access youth work. As a result, youth groups are urging the new government

00:18to invest in youth services in order to help young people who continue to deal with the

00:22lasting impacts of the COVID pandemic, the cost of living crisis and a mental health

00:27epidemic. According to estimates by the trade union Unison, 4,500 youth workers have been

00:33lost between 2012 and 2023. The two biggest reasons young people polled across England

00:39wanted more youth work provisions was in the hopes it would build their confidence, closely

00:43followed by the ambition to learn new things and make friends. In further research, UK

00:49youth estimated that every £1 government invests in youth work is set to benefit the

00:53taxpayer by at least £3.20. So what do you think? What more do you think should be done

00:58to help benefit young people?