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Information on grant funding for the Think Positive project between 2018 - 2022: FOI release

Published
2022-10-19
Received
2022-08-15
Responded
2022-08-25
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

1. Could you please confirm grant funding by the Scottish Government to Think Positive for the academic years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22.

2. Can you please provide information on future funding plans that the Scottish Government has for Think Positive?

Response

I have taken each of your questions in turn and provided answers as follows:

Scottish Government funding to NUS Think Positive is allocated on a financial year (FY) basis. Please see below the funding figures from FY 2018-19 to 2021-22:

2018-19: £85,796 2019-20: £118,208 2020-21: £83,526 2021-22: £114,026

Decisions on future funding beyond this financial year will be subject to the annual budget process and Parliamentary approval of the Scottish Budget. Over the last three academic years, the Scottish Government have invested more than £11.5 million to support our commitment to introduce more than 80 additional counsellors in colleges and universities. Funding for the academic year (AY) 2021-22 was set at £4.23 million, an increase of almost £0.6 million on last year. This helped colleges address the issue of equity of access with no detriment to universities.

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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

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