Overview
- The Government will expand Youth Hubs to more than 200 locations across England, Scotland and Wales over three years with a £25 million investment.
- Every Premier League club charity is in discussions with the DWP to support the scheme, with EFL in the Community and the Rugby Football League confirmed as new partners.
- Youth Hubs currently offer CV help, skills training, careers guidance and wellbeing support, with plans to add access to mental health, housing and homelessness services under a standardised model.
- Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden is visiting Selhurst Park to meet participants and chair a roundtable with partners including the Premier League, EFL in the Community, the Rugby Football League and Channel 4.
- Officials cite around 948,000 16–24-year-olds classed as NEET in April–June 2025 as the policy driver, linking the expansion to the wider Plan for Change alongside earlier funding for trailblazers and construction training.