Cuts to youth services
April 18, 2015 Leave a comment
From 2012 to 2014 …
• More than 2000 youth service jobs were lost
• 350 youth centres were closed as a result of the cuts
• 41,000 youth service places for young people were cut
• At least 35,000 hours of outreach work by youth workers were removed
• Youth service spending was cut by £60 million (from 2010 to 2014the figure was £259m)
Cuts to youth services lead to increased poverty, crime, higher youth unemployment and an increase in teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. These factors will have major knock-on effects on communities, the criminal justice system, the health service and the economy.
Julian's musings 