This briefing provides an overview of the key findings from a research report setting out evidence of young people’s access to advice and advice-seeking behaviour in relation to social welfare issues, such as housing, homelessness, welfare benefits, debt, employment rights, education rights, social services and discrimination.
The full report provides a comprehensive source of evidence on the subject for practitioners, policy makers and funders to turn to as they attempt to understand and tackle unmet need. It is of particular relevance to the development of Integrated Youth Support Services and Community Legal Services.
This paper and the full report are complemented by 'The advice needs of young people – The evidence', a separate report published by Youth Access in July 2009, which provides evidence on the extent and nature of young people’s social welfare advice needs.