The proposal, which features in the final report of the NYA's commission into sufficiency in youth services, suggests that a youth premium could work in a similar way to the pupil premium currently available to schools.
The report says that the youth premium should be “a specific funding stream” from government, administered by local authorities, backed up by statutory guidance that would make sure ensure it was spent on activities that are “determined in conjunction with young people”.
The idea of a youth premium is one of five proposals to central government, which the NYA believed would help make sure local youth services are sufficient.
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