Question reference: S6W-24909
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 29 January 2024
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Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 26 February 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what objectives it set for any funding that it has provided to the St Andrews University Students’ Association since 2019.
Answer
The Scottish Government provided a one-off payment to college and university student associations as an exceptional measure to provide additional mental health and wellbeing support to students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
£730,250 was provided to the Scottish Funding Council in financial year 2020-21 to allocate to college and university students’ associations. The University of St Andrews Students’ Association received £16,000 of this funding.
Further details on the purpose and use of this funding can be found at: https://www.sfc.ac.uk/publications-statistics/announcements/2021/SFCAN012021.aspx