Last week the Treasury revealed that youth services are a priority for cash it hopes to raise from unclaimed assets. It is estimated that it will reap hundreds of millions of pounds from bank accounts that have been dormant for at least 15 years.
In its consultation document the Treasury acknowledges that different areas have different needs and suggests splitting the cash. As an illustration, it suggests 30 per cent goes towards newly built youth centres, 40 per cent is spent on refurbishment of existing youth centres and a further 30 per cent should be put towards smaller-scale flexible amenities, such as mobile youth centres or skateparks.
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