As many as 30,000 young people will have the opportunity to get involved with the NCS this summer after last year’s pilot saw 8,500 of 11,000 places take up.
This year’s participants will be involved in as many as 750,000 hours of projects, such as helping the homeless, teaching children sport and refurbishing local youth centres
Cameron said: "National Citizen Service helps give young people the skills, values and confidence they will need as they move into adulthood.
"Meeting some of the participants last summer, I was struck by the real difference the programme was making to both the individuals and their communities.
"I want every 16-year-old in our country to be given this opportunity, making them feel more part of our country and helping to build the bigger, stronger society we all want."
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