Calls for 'student premium' to support disadvantaged young people
Fast facts
- Category: United Kingdom
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-28 02:00 UTC
- Sources: The Guardian UK
A coalition of social mobility organisations is urging the government to fund a "student premium" to support disadvantaged young people post-16. They claim that without this funding, these individuals risk falling out of education and into joblessness. Reuters reports that the additional pupil premium currently given to state-funded schools in England will not be sufficient.