Funds must benefit all First a Labour MP says that the Youth Opportunity Fund (YOF) does not reach disadvantaged young people (YPN, 30 May-5 June, p3); then a couple of youth workers say that it does. Can they both be right? Yes, they can. The fundamental problem with the YOF is that while it is a national scheme - it is central government money - it is left up to local authorities to administer it as they wish. It has become clear that the Department for Education and Skills did not put into place sufficient safeguards to avoid some of...