PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice has welcomed extra financial support for higher education students from next year.
The lower limit on family earnings that allows students to get a full grant has been raised to £25,000, and the upper limit for a partial grant has been raised from £35,000 to £60,000.
All 16-year-olds who qualify for an Education Maintenance Allowance will be given a guarantee of the amount of financial support.
Mr Prentice said: "This is really good news for students."
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