Rural Younger People
10 Jan 2022
North Yorkshire rural schools need fairer funding deal
The Northern Echo reports on warnings from an education authority that funding is set to “remain challenging” for a number of schools in the short-term, despite the government providing lump...
Read more
04 Jan 2022
First Homes Report Published
On 28 December 2021 Government requirements for the provision of First Homes as part of affordable housing contributions came into effect Apart from some areas where transitional arrangements will apply,...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more