Higher Education student support package increase: equality impact assessment
The equality impact assessment (EQIA) considered the impact of the increase to the Higher Education package of support from £8,100 to £9,000. It identified that in general the increase is seen as a positive change as it encourages students in Scotland to enter and remain in higher education.
The Scope of the EQIA
As the change to increase the package of support for full-time Higher Education students in Scotland is intended as a positive one, it is considered a concise and focussed EQIA is proportionate in these circumstances.
Information from the Scottish Government's Advanced Learning and Skills Analysis team confirmed that in the Academic Year 2020/21, there were a total of 110,945 Scottish domiciled undergraduate enrolments at Scottish Universities.
There were a total 32,074 Scottish domiciled full-time higher education enrolments at Scottish Colleges.
Contact
Email: SFS_Policy@gov.scot
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