Budget 2015: Maintenance grants for poorer students ‘to be scrapped’ in next round of cuts

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‘Maintenance grants for university students from low-income families will be scrapped and converted into loans in the Government’s next round of spending cuts.

George Osborne will signal the move when he presents the first all-Conservative Budget since 1996. His landmark Commons statement will set the agenda for the five-year parliament following the Tories’ election victory in May. As he makes the case for more cuts to clear the nation’s deficit, the Chancellor will say: “Our long-term economic plan is working. But the greatest mistake this country could make would be to think all our problems are solved.’

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