The Youth Select Committee have launched their report investigating the cost of living’s impact on young people’s health and wellbeing.

key findings and recommendations include:

• Many young people feel excluded from the policy-making processes that directly have an impact on their lives
• The high cost of living is negatively affecting young people’s ability to secure stable jobs, with lower wages preventing young people from applying to certain roles.
• The current eligibility criteria for free school meals does not capture all of those in need, instead resulting in a “postcode lottery”.
• British Youth Council | Youth Select Committee (byc.org.uk)