What they don't need is to be told that as soon as they hit 19 they can't do the course of their choice - and in some cases be kicked off a course they've already started - because it is full time and to get housing benefit they must only do 16 hours of study a week.
This perverse system means that many young people, including Foyer residents, who are truly interested in getting back into education after a difficult period in their life, face a major hurdle that, for many, cannot be overcome. It may have taken them years to overcome the fear of failure in education. And it's only at the point where they see better qualified friends forging ahead that they have the motivation to give it another try.
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