Cuts to further education are depriving young people of the chance to contribute fully to society, Unison has warned. According to freedom of information requests sent to all 248 further education colleges in England, 60 per cent of institutions have closed courses and 70 per cent are experiencing falling rolls. Many colleges blamed the drop in student numbers on the loss of the education maintenance allowance.
The UK’s deepening recession is likely to have been exacerbated by the £3bn cuts to tax credits that have hit families since in April, the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has claimed. The charity has called for ministers to “urgently reconsider” welfare cuts and do more to create jobs and help parents move into work by providing better childcare.
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