Ministers say their priority's been helping charities during the pandemic, despite promising the cash two years ago.
Youth clubs say they're still waiting to receive £500m promised by the government two years ago.Local authority funding for youth services in England and Wales have been cut by 70% to £978m, according to recent research.James Francis is a professional boxer helping at Vibe UK in Knowsley, Liverpool City, which is one of the most deprived in the UK.
It's among the clubs the BBC has spoken to that are relying on help from the Youth Investment Fund to keep going. "If the youth club does get shut down, looking at the people that do come here, they'll be devastated," James says.'Scrambling to survive' "Our funding tends to come from the local authority, who are under a lot of pressure themselves," says Paul Oginsky, who's CEO of the youth service."We're scrambling around to find enough money to survive, and that isn't how it should be because we are an essential service.
"We are waiting for money from the youth investment fund. It's been promised, but it hasn't been delivered."
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