Just watching Watchdog on the Beeb.
One woman up north, apparently single with 2 kids , complained that her grant was reduced from c£19k to £3k (remember tax free) between years 1 and 2. I concur with her, big difference.
But £19k? Equivalent to £26k pre tax to the rest of us? Possibly receiving housing benefit and other bits n pieces? Can this possibly make sense? We give someone the equivalent of a decent wage to go to Uni/College and thus avoiding the need to work, why don't we all do it?
One woman up north, apparently single with 2 kids , complained that her grant was reduced from c£19k to £3k (remember tax free) between years 1 and 2. I concur with her, big difference.
But £19k? Equivalent to £26k pre tax to the rest of us? Possibly receiving housing benefit and other bits n pieces? Can this possibly make sense? We give someone the equivalent of a decent wage to go to Uni/College and thus avoiding the need to work, why don't we all do it?