The Scottish government has ‘paused’ Youth Music Initiative (YMI) funding due to the cost-of-living crisis, a letter seen by MT has revealed.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, YMI supports musical projects for children and young people aged 0-25 Scotland in all 32 local authorities, providing almost 1,200 jobs and impacting more than 200,000 participants.
While there is some confusion over the meaning of the word ‘paused’, culture minister Neil Gray has confirmed in an official response to MT that the YMI funding is ‘secure’.
He said: ‘While there is a brief pause in the distribution of funding while the Cost of Living Emergency Budget Review is completed, the funding for the Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative is secure and will not be reduced.
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