Benefit caps and changes to welfare payments could lead to more poor children being disadvantaged by having to change schools, it emerged last week.
A study from the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) found that mid-year admissions were rising as families were being forced to move to areas with lower rents.
The findings came last week as half a million youngsters were awaiting National Offer Day, on Friday, to find out if they had secured a place at the secondary school of their choice for this September.
The report warned that disadvantaged children may “fall through the cracks” with their chances of success declining further because of the disruption caused to their education.
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