The recently published Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) review of youth policy includes plans to encourage more people into the youth work sector, better co-ordinate funding across government departments, improve access to services for young people in deprived areas and boost youth participation in shaping policy. Some of these pledges are from the government’s 2019 election manifesto while others are previous policy announcements. However, viewed alongside measures in the Leveling Up white paper, sector leaders are cautiously optimistic that it marks a revival of fortunes for youth work.
The DCMS review was launched in early 2021 as a way of deciding the future of youth-related funding streams, including the National Citizen Service (NCS) and £500m Youth Investment Fund (YIF), and address regional differences in opportunities for young people. Initially due to report last summer, it was delayed by the pandemic.
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