Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeYoungsters' job hopes have been “crushed” by the coronavirus pandemic, a youth expert warns today. The issues were “inexorably interlinked” and “further compounded by the overall uncertainty of employment prospects for young people in the future”, the APPG warns. It also wants a “dedicated youth strategy” to be unveiled, “providing long-term, stable funding for universal youth service provision”. “Not only has it left them isolated, anxious and fearful of the future, it has created and exacerbated financial hardships and crushed employment opportunities. “Wrap-around support is needed in order to restore young people’s confidence and ultimately strengthen their educational and employment potential.”

Source: Daily Mirror May 19, 2021 23:02 UTC