Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many youth hubs her Department plans to establish in each (a) region and (b) nation of the UK; how many of those youth hubs have opened to date; and how much additional funding has been allocated to each youth hub.
DWP’s current plan is to establish 116 youth hubs nationally; 94 in England, 17 in Scotland and 5 in Wales, including at least one youth hub in each Jobcentre Plus District within Great Britain.
Currently there are 15 youth hubs open offering either a face to face or digital offer. The opening schedule for face-to-face youth hubs, delivered with our network of external partners, is subject to COVID-19 restrictions at a national and local level.
Our 2020/2021 Flexible Support Fund(FSF) has been boosted by £150m as a result of Covid-19. Districts will be able to apply for funding from the FSF to support the opening of Youth Hubs.