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Council launches petition to guarantee job interviews for care leavers
4/28/2026 Staffordshire CC has launched a petition calling on businesses with 50 plus employees, or a turnover above £5m, to guarantee job interviews to care leavers. |
Government confirms 80 new Youth Hubs
3/26/2026 Government has announced 80 new Youth Hub locations, as part of a drive to tackle the nearly one million young people currently neither earning nor learning. |
Care-experienced young people face greater barriers to work, research finds
3/23/2026 Nearly 30% more care-experienced young people aged 19 to 21 are not in employment, education or training, versus their non-care-experienced peers, data has found. |
Council care leavers benefit from UTCs, study finds
3/13/2026 Delivering an unconditional cash transfer (UTC) to young people leaving council care could help them secure stable housing, research has revealed. |
Manchester high schoolers to benefit from free gym classes
2/24/2026 Young people aged 11 to 16 could receive access to free gym and fitness services in Manchester. |
Belfast CC invests in arts events for underserved groups
2/16/2026 Belfast City Council is launching a grant scheme to boost access to music and arts events for under 18s. |
Children face ‘unprecedented’ mental health strain, research says
1/28/2026 Nearly 80% of parents are worried about their child’s mental health, a survey has revealed. |
Teenagers with care experience at higher risk of mental health difficulties
1/15/2026 Research reveals that adolescents who have spent time in care face greater risks of serious mental health challenges than their peers without care experience. |
Call for interim funding for early support hubs
11/20/2025 A termination of funding could leave mental health support hubs vulnerable to closure, a youth organsiation has warned. |
Lords: Devolve powers to tackle youth unemployment faster
11/19/2025 Devolution of power and resources to councils could reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), a new study suggests. |
Youth homelessness rates to surge over colder months
11/19/2025 Over 20,000 young people could experience homelessness over winter, a charity has predicted. |
Councils urged to transform Gen Z recruitment strategies
11/7/2025 Only 5% of people working in local government are aged under 25, research has revealed. |
Councils accused of homelessness ‘gatekeeping’
10/29/2025 A third of young people in England who approached their local authority for help in 2023/24 were not assessed under the Homelessness Reduction Act (HRA) 2017. |
Local colleges invited to consider council careers
10/27/2025 Students have benefitted from the opportunity to participate in council officer activities to boost interest in local politics. |
Premier League boosts Youth Hubs scheme
9/24/2025 Premier League club charities are to help provide young people with wellbeing, work and skills support. |
Coventry secures £1m to support disadvantaged young people
9/22/2025 Coventry City Council has received almost £250,000 in additional Government funding, bringing total investment in youth education programmes to over £1m. |
Think tank reports rise in ‘economically inactive' young people
8/26/2025 The number of those aged 16 to 24 and not in education, employment or training has risen to almost one million, a think tank has revealed. |
Reducing School Stress: The Role of Local Government
8/14/2025 Discover how local authorities can tackle school-related stress through early intervention, funding, and digital tools to boost children’s mental wellbeing. |
Rollout of £500m fund to support young people
7/14/2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves is due to announce the launch of the Better Futures Fund, a £500m initiative to help reduce youth poverty. |
‘Skills revolution’ boosted with 120,000 training places
5/27/2025 The Government has made available 120,000 new training opportunities to help young people develop skills in key areas such as social care. |
Tameside children waiting too long for care reviews
2/27/2025 Tameside Council is taking too long to review children’s education, health and care (EHC) plans, an investigation has found. |
Government announces 10-year study on youth vaping
2/19/2025 A £62m research project will provide ‘the most detailed picture yet’ of the the long-term health effects of vaping on children, ministers have announced. |
Children stuck in limbo amid delays for mental health support
2/5/2025 Young people seeking mental health support are not getting the help they need, according to a new survey. |
Call for funding for ‘under threat’ youth services
11/28/2024 The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for a funding boost to prevent cuts to youth services. |
Youth club closures led to more crime, report finds
11/12/2024 Youth club closures between 2010 and 2019 led to higher rates of crime and worse educational outcomes, a report has found. |
Violence reduction schemes found to benefit parents’ mental health
11/7/2024 Support services for parents in communities affected by violence have been found to positively impact their mental health and improve communication with their children. |
Many children not getting the right support, care regulator warns
10/25/2024 Many children and young people are not currently getting the support they need, England’s health and social care regulator has warned. |
Councils illegally turning young homeless people away, charity warns
10/4/2024 Hundreds of young people who have approached councils for help with homelessness are being illegally turned away, the Guardian has reported. |
Teen left at self-harm risk after council’s housing delay
8/22/2024 A teenager with significant support needs was at significant risk of self-harm after a council left him ‘on the brink of homeless’, an ombudsman has reported. |
Councils awarded £399,000 culture funding
8/9/2024 A place-based partnership involving Surrey County Council and Spelthorne Borough Council has secured £399,000 for a new culture hub. |
Leicester urged not to close half its family hubs
6/26/2024 Parents have launched a petition calling on Leicester City Council to drop plans to close six of its 12 children, young people and families centres. |
UNISON: More than two-thirds of council youth centres lost
6/14/2024 Funding cuts have led to the closure of more than two-thirds of council-run youth centres in England and Wales since 2010, according to a trade union. |
‘Grossly unfair’ rule could be penalising 19,000 young carers
6/12/2024 A ‘grossly unfair’ Carer’s Allowance rule could mean more than 19,000 young adult carers are missing out on support while they study, a charity has warned. |
£101m boost for new music hubs
5/8/2024 A ‘new generation’ of music hubs will receive £101m to provide music education to young people across England. |
Councils face £332m youth homelessness shortfall
4/15/2024 Local authorities in England are facing a £332m annual shortfall in youth homelessness funding, new research has revealed. |
Young homeless people feel ‘ignored’ by councils
3/27/2024 Young people experiencing homelessness feel ‘dismissed and ignored’ when they approach local authorities for help, research has found. |
Ending the ‘care cliff’
3/11/2024 Katharine Sacks-Jones, CEO of Become, explains what local authorities can do to prevent young people leaving care from experiencing the ‘care cliff'. |
Twenty-four mental health hubs announced
2/28/2024 Twenty-four early support hubs are set to be rolled out in local communities across the country to provide mental health support for young people. |
Durham secures £6m to tackle homelessness
2/27/2024 Durham County Council has successfully secured over £6m in funding to tackle homelessness. |
British boys most at risk of modern slavery in UK
2/12/2024 People suffering criminal exploitation, often young British boys, must be recognised as victims of modern slavery, a new report has argued. |
Children with SEND just ‘badly behaved’, councillors claim
2/7/2024 Warwickshire CC has launched an investigation after a video revealed councillors making disparaging remarks about children with special educational needs. |
Emergency mental healthcare referrals for children up 50%
2/7/2024 Psychiatrists call for more support for young people as an analysis reveals the number of children referred for emergency mental healthcare has increased 50%. |
The new Centre for Young Lives
1/22/2024 Anne Longfield CBE, the chair of the Commission on Young Lives, discusses the launch of the Centre for Young Lives this month. |
Young carers let down by system, 'damning' report says
11/14/2023 The first ever parliamentary inquiry on young carers has revealed the ‘devastating impact’ of care responsibilities on their education, wellbeing and prospects. |
New travel concession for London care leavers
10/9/2023 Care leavers aged 18-25 will receive half-price bus and tram travel in London, mayor Sadiq Khan announced today. |
