Jkaylen's List: Political

• "It's time to hear the voice of young people in our politics,"
• He told The Guardian that they had "proved themselves to be the serious, passionate and committed citizens we always believed they should be" and that was now an "unanswerable case" for it to be extended across the UK.
• Several countries around the world allow under-18s to vote including Germany, Norway and Brazil but the issue remains highly contentious in the UK, particularly across party lines.

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• The government is to announce a £400m proposal to help "hard-working" tenants save up for a deposit to buy a home. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles tells The Times that the new Rent to Buy scheme aims to give young workers a "springboard" onto the property ladder.
• Single people earning up to £33,000 or couples earning up to £66,000 will be offered fixed rents at 20 per cent below market rates, allowing them to save for a deposit on their first home
• The government is offering £400m in low-cost loans to help housing associations build 10,000 homes between 2015 and 2017
• Half of the loans will be for London
• A recent report from the National Housing Federation found that the average £30,000 deposit required for a house today is almost ten times the deposit required in the early 1980s

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