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Recycling Lives, the Queen's Award-winning charity which offers accommodation, education, training and work experience to homeless and long-term unemployed people, is to issue its Residents with free Visa Prepaid CitizenCards.

SEVEN shops have been caught out selling cigarettes, alcohol and fireworks to children. More than a third of shops visited by volunteers aged 15 and 16 were found to be prepared to sell the products to under-age customers.

The new Visa Prepaid CitizenCard has been shortlisted for 'Best new prepaid card of the year' at The Card & Payment Awards in London in February 2013.

At a Conservative Conference fringe meeting 'Teenagers, Money and Safe Spending' (Birmingham, Monday 8th October) delegates backed the need for age verification checks to be carried out by online retailers and service providers to tackle the problem of underage sales online.

At a Labour Conference fringe meeting 'Teenagers, Money and Safe Spending' (Manchester, Monday 1st October) delegates backed calls for financial education to become a compulsory part of the school curriculum. Around 40 delegates and observers attended the meeting, hosted by CitizenCard and Pfeg (Personal Finance Education Group), which was chaired by Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change MP Luciana Berger.

At a Liberal Democrat Conference fringe meeting 'Teenagers, Money and Safe Spending' (Brighton, Monday 24 September) delegates backed calls for a ban on proxy purchase of tobacco and other age-related goods. Around 40 delegates and observers attended the meeting, hosted by CitizenCard and Pfeg (Personal Finance Education Group), which was chaired by Ceredigion MP Mark Williams and Edinburgh West MP Mike Crockart.

A survey of 1,001 young people aged seven to 16 found less than half (43%) worried about personal finance. The Department for Education says it is considering making finance lessons mandatory as part of a wider review.

Only card with Government proof of age approval combined with Prepaid card launched for those 12 years old and above.

Surprisingly only 40% of 11 to 20 year olds now receive a consistent regular allowance or pocket money, however average pocket money for this group now tops a tenner at £11.37. This is according to research by Visa Prepaid CitizenCard, a new combined photo ID, proof of age and Prepaid Visa card run by the UK's leading proof of age scheme which launches today.

Shadow Energy & Climate Change Secretary Caroline Flint MP applauds Don Valley's adoption of 'No ID, No Sale' policy to stop children buying age-restricted products such as alcohol and tobacco.

On Friday 22 June, Robert Walter MP (North Dorset) visited local retailer The Southern Co-operative at Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum, to show his support for CitizenCard's 'No ID, No Sale!' campaign.

Lord Henley, Minister of State for Crime Prevention and Antisocial Behaviour, has recommended that young adults should use CitizenCards (and other PASS-hologrammed cards) as proof of age on a night out to avoid the risk of losing their passports.

An off-licence owner whose staff sold tobacco to a girl has been fined.

Manjit Singh, of Khera Off Licence, in Uppingham Road, Leicester, appeared before city magistrates.