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February 7, 2008

by Jim Pickard

Student Grant

Inventive students have exploited a loophole in the education system to get thousands of pounds towards food and rent - while detained at Her Majesty’s pleasure.

It emerged today that £500,000 has been paid to prisoners in student grants and loans towards food and rent thanks to a glitch in the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2000. David Willetts, shadow universities secretary, is outraged: "The latest in a long line of Labour fiascos," he says.

In a world where  HM Revenue and Customs can waylay the personal details of 25m families, is he really that surprised?

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