Levi's Story

Levi, 23, from Shipley in Yorkshire and The Humber, wanted to train as a construction worker but found himself blocked at every turn. Despite construction training providers having unfilled places and local housing targets remaining unmet, HM Treasury's treatment of infrastructure spending as a deficit risk rather than job creation meant the pathway wasn't there. The workers were available, the training capacity existed, but central government chose not to direct CITB levy funding to areas with the greatest housing need. This is Levi's story of how Westminster's political choices about construction training funding blocked his route into skilled work, even as homes with planning permission remain unbuilt. Contains strong language and references to financial stress.