Dock truants' child benefit, ministers urged
Parents of children in England who persistently truant should have their child benefit cut, according to a key government adviser on school behaviour.
Behaviour tsar Charlie Taylor says unpaid truancy fines should be recovered directly from child-benefit payments in a crackdown on absenteeism.
The latest figures show 400,000 children were persistently absent from England's schools in the past year and missed about one month of school each.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17705238
Re: Dock truants' child benefit, ministers urged
Re: Dock truants' child benefit, ministers urged
[quote=You]Yes, lets make the vulnerable more vulnerable. Great idea.[/quote]
How?
Re: Dock truants' child benefit, ministers urged
By taking away money that they may need - the benefits are often assessed and given those considered to need them.
Re: Dock truants' child benefit, ministers urged
[quote=You]By taking away money that they may need - the benefits are often assessed and given those considered to need them.[/quote]
Then make sure your kids go to school
Yes, lets make the vulnerable more vulnerable. Great idea.