The union, which is holding a conference today in Eastbourne for its Community, Youth and Playworkers' section, said local authorities in the UK have made £123m worth of cuts to youth services over the past two financial years, resulting in the closure of 244 youth centres on top of 359 that were closed in the previous two years.
It is calling for the chancellor to set money aside to support the sector. It also wants youth services to be made statutory, funding to be ring fenced and a for services to be "audited" by young people in order to ensure minimum standards are adhered to.
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