The think-tank nfpSynergy surveyed more than 1,000 young people and found that, in the year to November 2006, 28.5 per cent volunteered for a charity. But in the year to November 2007 the figure actually fell, to 27.6 per cent.
The finding comes in spite of increased government spending to encourage young people to donate their time, which included the creation of youth volunteering charity v in 2006.
The charity was established after the Russell Commission outlined ways to get more young people involved in volunteering. Last November it received £75m from the government to fund the vinvolved scheme, in a bid to get more young people participating.
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