The Local Government Association (LGA) said the current system is over-complicated, with 35 different national schemes across 13 different age boundaries costing £15bn a year. Research by the LGA also shows a drop of 8% in the number of young people
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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Theodore Roosevelt
Everything is hard before it is easy. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Government figures show the number of people sleeping rough in England has increased by a third since 2010. In London alone, 6,437 people slept rough during 2012-13, a 62% rise in two years. Campaigners say there is a risk this trend
Well done is better than well said. Benjamin Franklin
According to a survey by the UCU lecturers’ union, third of young unemployed rarely leave house. The survey of youngsters not in education, employment or training – so-called Neets – found a third had experienced depression and more than a third
According to a new study, young people aged between 10 and 15, who regularly go to the theatre, attend concerts or sporting events, and visit museums or art galleries, are more likely to volunteer compared to their ‘less-cultured’ peers. New figures
According to Polly Courtney more unrest is “only a matter of time” unless the UK government shifts its priorities to improve conditions for young adults. The former investment banker turned author interviewed young people in areas hit by the unrest as
