The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has admitted there are budget problems in several Connexions services, including Birmingham and Solihull, Merseyside, South Central and Essex.
But according to Unison officials the problems go much wider than the DCSF admits. A Unison spokesman said: "We can find examples in all of our regions where services, which were formerly delivered by Connexions partnerships, are subject to cutbacks. These cutbacks will eventually affect the delivery of services to young people."
New figures from Unison show that budgets in Birmingham and Solihull have been cut by £750,000 and 20 jobs lost with the potential threat of further cuts from September.
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