MONEY MORAL DILEMMA. Should Lucky Luke give back his hardship grant?

Taffybiker

Bearing in mind Luke's financial skills, or lack of them, he should return the money since even though he now has this £5000 it is unlikely to last him very long. The Uni is certain to become aware of his good fortune and will most likely refuse any future application. If he can't learn to be prudent, he can at least have enough insight to realise this.

neeyo

No he shouldn't . When he applied for the money he needed it, Ok he's come into some money but that makes no difference, he was
entitled to it when he claimed, end of.

Simca

Yes, he should pay it back as he has a moral obligation both to his university and to other students.

tallgirld

Nah he should keep it. Does he have to to pay interest on it though??? If he does then he might as well just give it back!!!

TighterThanTwoCoatsOfPain

Its sick that he qualifies in the first place given that half the problem is that he gambles his money away in the first place!

Give it back and be ashamed that he claimed it in the first place..

Hardship grants are for cases of hardship, not those who spend their money unwisely..

asher3

No he should not give it back.
Money is Money
If he gives it back he has failed the first test if he ever wants a job..

anne99

Could he return it even if he wanted?

On a practical level, I suspect the university may have no mechanism for him to give money back to the hardship fund. There'd probably be no code, or some other administrative hurdle, to such unheard of altruism.

Agape

I work in the administration of hardship grants at a major university. Such grants are awarded to students showing a need based on their available income and necessary expenditure over the academic year. Awards are not assessed on what students actually spend. All students applying to the fund are required to sign a declaration that they will notify us immediately of any change in their financial circumstances. Luke should do this and let the administrators of the fund decide whether or not he needs to return the money he has been awarded.

freelancemermaid

no, he applied in good faith and will need both sets of money to get through uni.

however - a donation to the student hardship fund would be an ethical gesture

WONDERFULWENDY

Yes He Should.
He Will Get Found Out In The Long Run. Always Knowing What He Did.
Also He May End Up Paying More Back On His Grant... Government Rules Suseptable To Change