- The Welsh Assembly Government has committed £60m over the next two years to fund the introduction of the Foundation Phase as part of its latest budget. www.wales.gov.uk
- The government has rejected advice from the Social Security Advisory Committee and decided to push ahead with plans to force lone parents to seek work. The decision was greeted with disappointment by the charity One Parent Families - Gingerbread.
- The Conservative Party has called on the government to hold a public inquiry into the delays in giving young people their educational maintenance grants, which thousands of teenagers across the country are still waiting to receive.
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