Kurt
Welfare Rights Officer, Tameside MBC Welfare Rights Service, Ashton-under-
Member since 27th Jan 2004
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Extending benefits for 19 year olds in education
Tue 06-Jul-04 11:49 AM |
Following the Budget in March there was a report 'Supporting young people to achieve' which suggested that young people studying could continue to do so without the usual financial / family / educational disruption and receive support until they finished their courses. I would be grateful if anyone could let me know if there is any news on this, especially if there is a timetable of implementation, as this reform would greatly assist a significant numbers of those calling on our advice line.
It would be a welcome reform to allow for benefits to continue but I think that advisers and others must have been pointing out the problems faced by 19 year old and their parents for 10 years or more!
Any information would be appreciated. Thanks.
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