Concerns are being expressed over the water charges facing the parents of 18 year olds who are still in school.
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The National Parents Council says the teenagers won't qualify for child allowances, and unless they leave school, they won't be entitled to a social welfare payment.
Its post-primary group is warning it will contribute to a growing sense in working class families that 18 or 19 year olds are better off 'signing on', than finishing school.
The Council wants all school-goers to be exempt from water charges.
