But how will the credit crunch affect services for children and young people? CYP Now asks experts in the sector for their views.
WORKFORCE
- Doug Nicholls, general secretary, Community and Youth Workers' Union
We are calling on the government to offer greater assurances that charities and local authorities will not be affected by the collapse of Icelandic banks. They have already bailed the banks out and we are looking for some kind of guarantee.
We are also calling for assurances that budgets and financial support for youth work will not be affected. In difficult economic times, youth work is more, not less, essential. There are already one million young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) and there is a risk this will increase if funding for youth work decreases. Practically overnight we could see all the hard work already carried out by government and the youth work sector to bring the Neet figure down being wiped out.
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