MORE than 100,000 Scottish university students are to be given extra financial support as ministers widen the growing gulf between higher education policy north and south of the Border.
A new £4500 annual loan will be made available for all students from 2013 to help them pay for the cost of their studies, regardless of income.
The move means hundreds of students from middle-class families who previously had restricted access to student loans will be able to borrow up to £18,000 over the course of a four-year degree.
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