EXTRA staff are to be drafted in to ensure vital support payments reach thousands of Scottish students.
On Wednesday, it emerged that some 6000 students at Scottish universities had yet to receive payments for living expenses such as rent and food, weeks after the start of term.
The Students Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS), which distributes the money, defended its role, saying delays only related to late applications for support.
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