https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-60247568?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA'salaries not bricks'
Youth services in the North West have faced cuts in recent years, with spending falling by 70% since 2010.
The government's "levelling up" strategy included details of plans for the sector, after it was revealed that
funding for youth clubs promised in 2019[/size] had not yet been spent.
The plan revealed [size=inherit]
45 authorities were eligible[/size] to apply for a share of £378m.
Leigh Middleton, chief executive of the National Youth Agency (NYA), said the funds were "welcomed" but "limited".
"Our concern is there is a group of young people who will fall through the net," he said.
"The government did a lot of consultation and engagement with the whole of the youth sector and overwhelmingly we said we need to fund people, not buildings.
"We need salaries, not bricks."
