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National Grid announces £5 million fund to boost youth employability

National Grid has announced a £5 million fund to improve the employability of up to 5,000 young people. The announcement came on Sunday 2 August 2026, with the Prime Minister’s Office describing it as one of the earliest industry backings of Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s education reforms. National Grid CEO...
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Posted Aug. 16, 2026

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Government resists calls to raise student loan income threshold

The Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed it will not be increasing the household income threshold to access the maximum maintenance loan for students in England. This has come after a recommendation from the House of Lords Social Mobility Policy Committee to raise income thresholds to reflect inflated living costs....
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Posted Aug. 13, 2026

Patrick Denton

National Grid announces £5 million fund to boost youth employability

Government resists calls to raise student loan income threshold