Izzy Lepone 06 August 2025

Local youth services to receive £88m boost

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The Government has launched a youth service support package backed by an £88m investment.

The Building Creative Futures package is designed to improve services such as youth clubs and extracurricular activities, with a view to ‘transform opportunities for young people’ in the UK and help them ‘re-connect’ with life beyond the digital world.

As part of the funding allocation, £8m will be invested into a ‘Local Youth Transformation pilot’, a scheme to assist councils with the resources to provide a ‘high-quality out-of-school offer’.

A further £30.5m will be targeted towards regions with the highest child poverty rates, supporting the enhancement of ‘youth club infrastructure’ and facilities like gym equipment, with an additional £22.2m being used to improve extracurricular activities in schools.

The Government has also confirmed that £7.5m of the funding will be allocated to groups such as guides, scouts and cadets, while £19m will be delivered alongside the The National Lottery Community Fund to help expand youth work hours.

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said: ‘We know that strong local youth services are the bedrock of thriving communities that give our young people safe spaces to learn, grow and reach their potential.’

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