English Taxpayers to fund £500 grants for Scottish students

Taxpayers to fund £500 grants for Scottish students

Scottish students are to get taxpayer funded grants unavailable to their English counterparts. Every part-time student living in Scotland earning less than £18,000 will receive £500 - but those born in England will get nothing. Last night a Tory MP condemned the move as yet another "kick in the teeth" to the English. The grants are the latest example of how the Scottish receive exclusive benefits paid for by taxpayers across the UK.

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December 10, 2007, 1:02 pm