The youth group, known as Mudiad Ieuenctid, is currently split into a general youth movement and a student one.
Morgan Lloyd, joint youth co-ordinator for Mudiad Ieuenctid, said: "We decided to merge the two movements to make things less complicated, and to rethink the way we co-ordinate work between them."
Changes include removing the lower age barrier of 16 to leave membership open to younger people and extending the upper age limit from 28 to 30.
Earlier this month, members of Mudiad Ieuenctid donned hooded tops to protest at the stereotyping of young people as yobs. The group called on the Labour Party to address the social issues that lead to such perceptions, and attempted to give Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan an ASBO for his "antisocial behaviour in relation to the treatment of young people".
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