202300343805 · FOI · unclear
Amount of SAAS maintenance loans available each year for the past 10 years for Scottish undergraduate students: FOI release
Information requested
Amount of SAAS maintenance loan available each year for the past ten years, split by income category.
Response
For academic year 2012-2013 there were various loan amounts depending on criteria, such as, where the student stayed while studying and the course they were studying. I have therefore included the “Guide to student support 2012-2013” which includes all the information you requested. If you have any questions about this document, please contact saas_foi_mailbox@gov.scot.
Please see below the loan amounts for each year from 2013-2014 to present (2022-2023), split by income band and student type.
Undergraduate courses:
2013-2014
Household Income Young Student Independent Student £0 to £16,999 £5,500 £6,500 £17,000 to £23,999 £5,500 £6,500 £24,000 to £33,999 £5,500 £6,000 £34,000 and above £4,500 £4,500
2014-2015 and 2015-2016
Household Income Young Student Independent Student £0 to £16,999 £5,750 £6,750 £17,000 to £23,999 £5,750 £6,750 £24,000 to £33,999 £5,750 £6,250 £34,000 and above £4,750 £4,750
2016-2017 to 2019-2020
Household Income Young Student Independent Student £0 to £18,999 £5,750 £6,750 £19,000 to £23,999 £5,750 £6,750 £24,000 to £33,999 £5,750 £6,250 £34,000 and above £4,750 £4,750
2020-2021 to 2021-2022
Household Income Young Student Independent Student £0 to £20,999 £5,750 £6,750 £21,000 to £23,999 £5,750 £6,750 £24,000 to £33,999 £5,750 £6,250 £34,000 and above £4,750 £4,750
2022-2023
Household Income Young Student Independent Student £0 to £20,999 £6,100 £7,100 £21,000 to £23,999 £6,100 £7,100 £24,000 to £33,999 £6,100 £6,600 £34,000 and above £5,100 £5,100
Postgraduate Diploma courses:
2015-2016 to present (2022-2023)
Living cost loan Postgraduate £4,500
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