Opinion

Millions? It might take billions

2 mins read Youth Work
I was starting to think that the credit crunch must have hit at the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

It's been almost a year since Aiming High for Young People was published. And although the strategy included a commitment to provide more capital funding, getting hold of any new money is still about as easy as finding a 100 per cent mortgage.

The 10-year strategy finally acknowledged that young people, their parents and communities all want to see many more places for young people to go to and things for them to do.

As a result, it announced the launch of a much-needed programme of capital investment, based on the reinvestment of unclaimed assets from dormant bank accounts along with new government funding.

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