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Old 29-01-2015, 10:37   #14
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Re: Torys to cut housing benefit of young

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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
Students have been doing it for decades. I really don't understand the sudden moral outrage over the idea of young people sharing a house.
I'm not saying sharing is bad in total, but even if you share a property you might need housing benefit in order to afford it.

Also the expectation for most students is that the shared accommodation is for a set period of time. Historically (and even till quite recently) the state of that shared accommodation has been below a standard most people paying privately would accept.

Students have also had state support in the from of grants or government backed loans

Quite a bit of which is never repaid http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26688018

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Around 45% of university graduates will not earn enough to repay their student loans, the government now believes.


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So why is state support for students good but bad for those between 18 - 21 who may want to work?
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