YOUNG people have been praised for their attitude in dealing with the impact Covid-19 is having on their lives.

Northwich MP Mike Amesbury said that despite some incredibly challenging situations being thrown at them, the vast majority are showing some true resilience.

He said: "There's plenty of our young people doing jobs in the hospitality and service sector which are largely insecure in terms of being part-time and zero hour contracts.

"If you consider the impact covid has had on those sector's, it's really hitting communities hard.

"That's obviously on top of the fiasco over the exam situation recently, which is all about their futures.

"They'll been isolated from their friends for many months, as well as missing out on their education.

"And you've also got to take into account the fact to some children, school is a sanctuary from their home environment.

"You're looking at real resilience here."

With a recent report highlighting the number of young people in Cheshire claiming universal credit doubling since March, there are real concerns that the situation might get worse before it gets any better.

Mike went on: "Many people are experiencing universal credit for the first time and some of the frustrations around that, such as the five week wait.

"The level of universal credit, although it has gone up slightly, is also still nowhere near enough.

"Constituents have been getting in touch with me, asking 'surely this can't be right, I've been told it's only £94 a week' but yes that is right unfortunately.

"I've been banging on about this since I was elected, that it's leading to people taking on debt upon debt and there's also the massive growth of food banks around here,

"And that was even before covid."

Despite all that was being thrown at them, the Weaver Vale politician said he was inspired by the resilience shown by the country's young people, including his own son.

He said: "I've got a ten-year-old son and I've said to him, I've never experienced anything like this in my lifetime.

"Although there's been times he's said he's missing his mates and playing football, he still remains chirpy and resilient and they're our future.

"The last time we had any kind of real, massive, national crisis was during the war.

"This isn't the war, but my God, some of the things this generation have had to go through have been tough so far.

"They're doing incredible really, so thumbs up to them."