Property News · January 27, 2014

Wealthy students get grants intended for poor through divorce loophole


About a quarter of university students qualify for £3,200 grants after ministers let divorcees avoid joint income calculationsUniversity students from wealthy backgrounds are being awarded grants and generous loans designed for Britain’s poorest families after ministers allowed high-earning divorcees to avoid joint income calculations when fees were trebled in 2012.The loophole means around 25% of university students have qualified for £3,200 grants even though only a fraction of them come from poor households. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
Read more…Wealthy students get grants intended for poor through divorce loophole