Supporting one grandchild financially?

I have helped my Grandchildren at dofferent times in their lives some small and a few bigger amounts. I don't tell anyone about this but if they don't mind siblings/ cousins/ parents knowing thats their choice.

In my opinion experience university students tend to spend whatever amount of money is available 😬

Are you thinking of paying his fees or accommodation? Something definite or just giving him spending money?

Fees might not cause resentment. Him being able to have a good time when the others can’t afford to do that probably would.

In either case I’d be open about and make sure I could help the others at a future date to the same extent.

Don’t listen to all this “it will come back to bite you” etc.
It’s your money and you can do what you want with it, unless all your family are privy to your bank accounts how would they know.
Just because you can’t afford to give similar amounts to the other Gc at this point, don’t let it stop you helping the one in need, you can make it up to the others in the future.

Don’t discriminate between the DGC……..it will come back and bite you eventually. By all means, help the one going to university but equally give to the others, this will obviously reduced the sum for the one in FE but make it clear to them all ‘this is for your future’ thus encouraging them to save, invest but not blow the cash on crap.

With my Dc and Dgc I have over the years helped money wise the one who is in need at the time.
There was never any need to advertise this to anyone and things seem to have balanced out over the years.
I would go ahead and help the boy.

In my opinion it would be wrong to discriminate and display favouritism in this way, likely to create a lot of resentment in the wider family.