Claim: £1 billion has been taken out of youth services.
Fact-check: Spending on services for young people in England has fallen since 2010 - Full Fact
Verdict: correct in england. this is a 73% reduction in local authorities' spending on youth services in england between 2010/11 and 2019/20. the wider budget for children and young people has fallen by about £1.4 billion or by 13%.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joseph O'Leary
Date published: 2019-11-08T00:00:00