Amount of SAAS maintenance loans available each year for the past 10 years for Scottish undergraduate students: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
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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