An evaluation of the National Citizen Service (NCS) in 2013 shows that the youth programme has grown its impact and reach for a third successive year.
Almost 40,000 16- and 17-year-olds took part in NCS last year - a 50 per cent increase from 2012 when take-up was three times higher than 2011.
The study by Ipsos Mori shows that 39,566 young people started the three-week social action programme in 2013, compared with 26,003 in 2012.
The evaluation also considers the impact of NCS on the personal and social development of participants and reveals that 83 per cent felt more capable of dealing with the transition to adulthood after completing the programme.
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