Youth work ‘black holes’ in half of all council areas in England, study finds
Exclusive: First mapping of youth centres in decades shows poorer areas in north worst affected by cuts since 2010‘We’re on a cliff edge’: the struggle to keep youth services alive in KnowsleyAlmost half of all council areas in England have youth work “black holes” with few or no services...
<p>Exclusive: First mapping of youth centres in decades shows poorer areas in north worst affected by cuts since 2010</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/12/struggle-to-keep-youth-services-alive-knowsley">‘We’re on a cliff edge’: the struggle to keep youth services alive in Knowsley</a></p></li></ul><p>Almost half of all council areas in England have youth work “black holes” with few or no services despite high levels of deprivation and antisocial behaviour, analysis shows.</p><p>The first mapping in decades of youth centres across the country has revealed a nationwide crisis in youth support and significant inequality. Poorer areas in the north of England are shown to have been the worst affected by cuts to youth services since 2010.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/12/youth-work-cuts-england-map-study">Continue reading...</a>
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