Government outlines ambitious plans to level up activities for young people

• Youth Investment Fund will deliver up to 300 new and refurbished youth facilities in the most deprived parts of England
• Funding will tackle youth group waiting lists and offer The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award to all state secondary schools in England
• National Citizen Service receives funding to ensure thousands more young people are ‘world ready and work ready’

Young people in England will be given access to more activities, trips away from home and volunteering opportunities as part of a new National Youth Guarantee backed by a £560 million investment, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announced today (1 February).

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