The review, announced by Rishi Sunak yesterday, does not give an exact figure of funding to be awarded to the NCS but states that "almost £100m" will be used to deliver the annual flagship youth social action programme and “invest in youth facilities”.
The government will review its programmes to support youth services, including the NCS, in the spring, the review adds.
The NCS has pledged to use the funding to “support the work of the wider youth sector as well as schools and colleges across the country”.
The government has also announced a £16.5m youth Covid-19 Support Fund “to protect the immediate future of grassroots and national youth organisations across the country” and pledged additional support for its Kickstart jobs scheme to fund employment opportunities for young people.
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