Stricter punishment

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Minister Plasterk plans to pass into law stricter penalties for scholarship fraud. His new proposed law will go before the House (Tweede Kamer) in the spring. Students who live with their parents receive a basic grant of 96 euro per month while students living independently receive 266 euro. Some students claim to live independently but are actually living with their parents, pocketing 170 euro from the government. The minister wants to clamp down on fraud and after the third offense, press criminal charges.

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