The BYC will receive funding of £750,000 to run the youth parliament, which supports around 300 elected Members of Youth Parliament aged between 11 and 18 years, until March 2025, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced.
According to guidance for parties interested in applying for the grant - applications for which closed in December - “up to £650,000 of the grant is expected to fund the core costs of the programme, while up to £100,000 should ensure young people from the devolved nationscan participate in the programme”.
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