With summer term here we at Paying for It would like to take the opportunity to thank all those who have registered on our website and used our resources.

The week of 25 June 2012 will see the return of ‘My Money Week’ for the fourth year running, with thousands of teachers expected to take part.

Britain is back in recession as GDP unexpectedly fell by 0.2% making it the first time the country has experienced a double dip recession since 1973-75.

Youth Budget 2012 found that those young people who took part would tax more (65%) and spend less (69%) in order to reduce the deficit to a greater extent than the Government.

14 March saw the launch of Youth Budget at the HM Treasury as nearly 1,200 14-18 year olds took part in Chance to be Chancellor, sharing their opinions on Budget 2012.

Paying for It catches up with Priyesh Patel, the 2011 youth chancellor

Young people are disproportionately affected by the current economic climate as they lose out to more experienced workers in the tough competition for jobs. It is now estimated that over 1 million people aged 16-25 are currently unemployed.

The demand for organs in the NHS has led the Welsh Assembly to discuss the potential for nudging more of its citizens into donating theirs when they die through requiring them to opt out rather than in for organ donation.

The UK riots are estimated to have cost the taxpayer over £100 million.

Over 1.5 million public sector workers went on strike this week in protest over pension reformation in what has been described as the biggest strike in a generation.

COP17 climate change conference falters on producing the world with a legally binding deal on climate change.

Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley, sets out plans to cut Britain’s obesity by 2012.

The on-going crisis in the Eurozone has prompted calls for a ‘European Treasury’ to stabilize the Euro with more coordinated economic governance.

The Government has announced that as of January 2011 the Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) will be scrapped. Below are some helpful hints on how to engage your students in this current debate.

The 31st March saw the launch of the first ever ‘Youth Budget 2011′ with a special event at the HM Treasury to mark the occasion.