With that in mind, Connexions West Yorkshire decided to try a new way of dealing with the most immediate financial needs of young people. Grants such as Care to Learn, the Government's scheme to help young mothers into education, can take time to come through and if young people cannot pay for childcare they may miss the chance to go back to school when offered a place. In its Participation Trial pilot, Connexions West Yorkshire supplies key workers with credit cards that they can use to buy products and services for their young clients up to the value of 100. They need management permission for more expensive purchases.
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