Young people aged between 16 and 24 experience at least two million rights-related problems every year. These range from issues with housing to benefits, immigration, domestic violence, discrimination, debt and employment rights.
But according to research by Youth Access, more than a million young people who need specialist advice are left to cope alone. That's why the membership organisation for youth advice services is calling for urgent reform of the workforce.
Its report, The Youth Advice Workforce: Now and in the Future, published last week, warns that many youth advice workers lack the technical knowledge to advise young people on social welfare problems.
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