Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children – in the Senedd at 1:44 pm on 16 November 2016.
Thank you, and I’ll obviously want to track progress on that particular issue.
My third and final question is: obviously, you will know I met your officials last week with regard to financial inclusion. The Money Advice Service report out this week shows that two thirds of 16 to 17-year-olds cannot read a payslip, while a third have never put money into an actual bank account. Now, this report is very worrying, especially at an age when children are potentially leaving their homes to seek higher education elsewhere. Has the Welsh Government compared the cost of providing financial inclusion to adults in the community against providing it to young people in schools, and is the approach that the Welsh Government is taking to teaching financial education sufficient to provide them with the skills that they need as adults? I have recently written to the education Minister with regard to the work stream with regard to financial education, but I think it’s urgently now in need of progress to ensure that our young people are leaving schools with those key life skills.