In March the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced the 43 recipients of initial grants through the Fund, to build, renovate or extend youth facilities.
This included grants totalling more than £40m to youth charity Onside to improve centres in Bristol, Crewe, Preston, Grimsby and Salford. Meanwhile, Brighton Youth Centre received £4.4m to transform its facilities.
But after no grants were awarded to London services, business representative body London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has issued a challenge to civil society minister Stuart Andrew to ensure young Londoners are supported.
The LCCI is concerned that a lack of access to youth centres “means that young adults may not have access to the life changing opportunities necessary to career growth” adding that this “will exacerbate the issue of damaging skills shortages that stunt London business growth”.
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