Guidance

Youth Investment Fund (YIF) - places selection methodology: list of 45 upper tier local authorities

Updated 19 April 2023

Applies to England

YIF places - These identified places have been made up of 45 upper tier local authorities, who have been picked using a mix of youth needs and provision of youth services data.

UTLA Name Region Urban/Rural
Knowsley North West Urban with Major Conurbation
Nottingham East Midlands Urban with Minor Conurbation
Liverpool North West Urban with Major Conurbation
North East Lincolnshire Yorkshire and The Humber Urban with City and Town
Salford North West Urban with Major Conurbation
St. Helens North West Urban with Major Conurbation
Newcastle upon Tyne North East Urban with Major Conurbation
Gateshead North East Urban with Major Conurbation
Manchester North West Urban with Major Conurbation
Leicester City Council East Midlands Urban with City and Town
Derby East Midlands Urban with City and Town
Hartlepool North East Urban with City and Town
Southampton South East Urban with City and Town
County Durham North East Largely Rural (rural including hub towns 50-79%)
Portsmouth South East Urban with City and Town
Halton North West Urban with City and Town
Stoke-on-Trent West Midlands Urban with City and Town
Darlington North East Urban with City and Town
Middlesbrough North East Urban with City and Town
Stockton-on-Tees North East Urban with City and Town
Rochdale North West Urban with Major Conurbation
Birmingham West Midlands Urban with Major Conurbation
Kingston upon Hull, City of Yorkshire and The Humber Urban with City and Town
Sunderland North East Urban with Major Conurbation
Norfolk County Council East of England Urban with Significant Rural (rural including hub towns 26-49%)
Rotherham Yorkshire and The Humber Urban with Minor Conurbation
Telford and Wrekin West Midlands Urban with City and Town
Sheffield Yorkshire and The Humber Urban with Minor Conurbation
Wakefield Yorkshire and The Humber Urban with City and Town
Coventry West Midlands Urban with City and Town
Barking and Dagenham London Urban with Major Conurbation
Torbay South West Urban with City and Town
Peterborough East of England Urban with City and Town
South Tyneside North East Urban with Major Conurbation
Slough South East Urban with City and Town
Oldham North West Urban with Major Conurbation
Plymouth South West Urban with City and Town
Bolton North West Urban with Major Conurbation
Blackburn with Darwen North West Urban with City and Town
Doncaster Yorkshire and The Humber Urban with Minor Conurbation
Northumberland North East Largely Rural (rural including hub towns 50-79%)
East Sussex South East Urban with City and Town
Sefton North West Urban with Major Conurbation
Tower Hamlets London Urban with Major Conurbation
Brighton and Hove South East Urban with City and Town