“It’s a national disgrace that in the 20 years since introducing student loans, we’ve educated our youth into debt when they go to university, but never about debt”, says an e-petition to the government – one which has gathered 118,875 signatures.
The shift from Defined Benefit (DB) to Defined Contribution (DC) pension provision, unaccompanied by Financial Education for Young People, has the potential to precipitate socio-economic crisis.
In 2013 Redington launches RedSTART, a financial literacy and entrepreneurship education programme aiming to build confidence, drive and ambition in young people in London.