CYP Now - Five ways to tackle post-Covid challenges for children's services

Latest research from the Children’s Services Funding Alliance, of which Barnardo’s is a member, estimates that between 2010/11 and 2018/19, funding for children’s and young people’s services has fallen by 23 per cent, from £9.7 to £7.4 billion, while funding per child and young person has fallen by an estimated 26 per cent from £571 to £425.

Collectively, spending on early intervention, such as through children’s centres, family support services and services for young people, was £1.6 billion lower in 2018/19 compared to 2010/11 - a decline of 47 per cent. This reduction in early intervention is only serving to increase the need for late intervention at greater cost and, while investment in late intervention is rising, demand is already outpacing resource. As Anne Longfield, children’s commissioner for England, recently warned: “The stark reality is that the situation for many of the most vulnerable children could get worse over coming months as the economic impact of the virus kicks in.”

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