Developing further on Luke Skytoddler's point, it seems to me that grant funding would improve things for a few people in the short-term. In the long-term, you would find more qualified pilots going for the same jobs. So you would end up working harder to get the job and, when you got it, it'd probably be for less money.
Also, grant funding would probably degrade the quality of the qualification over a period of time. More, less dedicated individuals would apply to do the course, leading to a lower pass percentage. In the current climate, this sort of thing is not acceptable, so things would be scaled to achieve a "bell curve".
IMHO, it's better to pay your dues now, you'll repect your qualification more once you have it.
Cheers,
LP