Rural Younger People
22 Nov 2021
Rural Homelessness Focus of new Study
Rural homelessness is an unseen crisis in the countryside, driven by limited access to services and an absence of affordable homes The extent of the crisis is unclear as limited...
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15 Nov 2021
3,835 UK Schools are in Postcodes with No Access to Full Fibre
ISPreview reports that new data from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Schools Minister, Robin Walker MP (Con), has revealed that 3,835 schools are in postcodes “that...
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18 Oct 2021
Rural crisis as young people consider moving as they can’t afford to live in villages
The Daily Express reports that a YouGov poll by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) revealed that only two in five 16 to 25-year-olds who are living in the...
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18 Oct 2021
53 councils get slice of £58m to deliver homes on brownfield sites
PBC Today reports that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has injected £58m to deliver thousands of new homes on brownfield sites The Brownfield Land Release Fund...
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18 Oct 2021
Schools in rural areas receive gigabit broadband boost
The Evening Standard reports that more than a thousand schools in rural areas have been hooked up to hyperfast gigabit broadband The investment boost from the Government is designed to...
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04 Oct 2021
Young and Low Paid Face Being Priced Out of Rural Areas
The BBC reports that the Office of National Statistics revealed that house prices rose up to three times faster in some rural areas compared to the national average in July...
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06 Sep 2021
Bulk of affordable homes will be for buyers not renters
The Independent reports, the housing secretary’s, Robert Jenrick, announcement that the majority of the Government’s new £8.6bn “affordable homes programme” will be directed at helping homebuyers rather than renters Out...
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31 Aug 2021
Rural areas hardest hit by youth work cuts, NYA warns
Cuts to youth work services in rural areas have left young people at risk of grooming from criminal gangs, poor mental health and a lack of employment support, according to...
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12 Jul 2021
Schools Funding Consultation
The Department for Education opened a consultation on 8th July exploring School Funding with the Government claiming it will be made simpler, fairer and more transparent as the Government ‘levels...
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12 Jul 2021
Rural Commission sets out radical actions for rural North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire’s Rural Commission, the first of its kind nationally, has set far-reaching recommendations in a report published last week by North Yorkshire Council The report calls for the levelling...
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