A new Youth Hub has opened in Luton, bringing jobcentre staff, local authority services, employers and training providers together in one place for young people aged 16 to 24, the Department for Work and Pensions said in a release published on 6 November 2026. The hub is based at Arndale House, 37 The Mall, Luton LU1 2LJ, and is open Monday to Friday, offering CV advice, skills training, mental health support, housing advice and careers guidance.

The department said every Youth Hub will meet minimum standards, including on-site jobcentre support, mental health and housing help, skills and training, careers guidance and connections to employers with live job and apprenticeship opportunities. The Luton hub will work with Luton Borough Council, The Culture Trust, Total Wellbeing Luton and the LBC Housing team. Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden described the opening as a step forward for young people in the town, saying opportunity should reach every part of the country.

The government said almost a million young people are not in education, employment or training, and that it is investing £2.5 billion to ensure all young people can earn or learn. It plans to expand Youth Hubs to over 360 areas across Great Britain over the next three years, from Manchester and Salford to Dundee and Newport, building on eight youth trailblazers in England backed by £90 million.