CYP Now - Budget: Five key priorities to be addressed

Investment in youth services, a “properly remunerated” childcare workforce and clarity on pay for kinship carers are among issues the sector has called for the Chancellor to include in his Budget.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce his first Budget. Picture: Parliament UK

Rishi Sunak will announce his first Budget as Chancellor in a speech at 12.30pm.

Here are five key priorities that need to be addressed across children’s social care, early years and education, according to sector leaders:

Youth services

According to recent analysis of government figures by charity YMCA, youth services have suffered a £1bn spending cut in just eight years.

A new report by the all-party parliamentary group on knife and violent crime says Sunak must commit £1.57bn to children and youth services to ensure “sustainable long-term youth work” can effectively tackle violent crime.

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