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<p>Between 2011/12 and 2021/22, 710,774 young people participated in the National
Citizen Service (NCS) programme. In 2022/23, more than 100,000 young people benefited
from the NCS programme. The final participation number will be confirmed in the NCS
Trust’s 2022/23 Annual Report and Accounts, which will be published later this year.</p><p>Consecutive,
independent evaluations have demonstrated the positive impacts that NCS delivers both
to its participants on key target areas including social cohesion, social mobility,
leadership and civic engagement. NCS has been shown to have an even greater positive
impact on certain priority groups. NCS’ 2019 evaluation showed that for every £1 of
taxpayer money spent, £3.05 was provided back to society in terms of wellbeing benefits.</p><p>The
NCS programme has been allocated a total of £1.4 billion since inception. The table
below shows the allocated funding per year, to the nearest million. In this period,
the NCS programme transitioned from being delivered by NCS Trust Community Interest
Company to being delivered by NCS Trust, a Public Body sponsored by the Department
for Culture, Media and Sport.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>2023/24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
grant funding (£M)</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><br></strong>The
cost-per-head of NCS experiences has decreased during that period. In 2015, the cost-per-head
was £1,825 coming down to £1,721 in 2019. Since the start of the covid-19 pandemic,
NCS Trust offered a range of experiences including schools-based, community-based
and digital opportunities with a lower cost-per-head.</p>
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