(07 Jan 2015, 11:16 pm)aureolin wrote Should it be extended to under 18s then, to cover the rising cost of Education? Some get it, but a lot don't. I'd be fully for that, but until it happens, I can't support ENCTS, at least in its current form.

In that case, should it be extended to the unemployed and those on low income? Someone else mentioned it should be extended to those in higher education up to to the age of 22, but why should mature students be exempt? It will never be perfect as there's always someone who's going to be disadvantaged in some way. As I said, I'd like to see some sort of progressive means-testing applied. But for me, I'd rather have it as it is than have no provision at all. At least, that way, improvements and revisions to the scheme can be made.