Question reference: S5W-36214
- Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 11 March 2021
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Current status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 23 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many students from Scotland have received free university tuition since 2007-08.
Answer
Analysis of data from the Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) shows that almost 600,000 higher education students have benefited from free tuition between 2007-08 and 2019-20.
Information on the number of students benefitting from free tuition each year can be found in the annual SAAS statistics publication – Higher Education Student Support in Scotland. A link to the relevant section of the SAAS website can be found here: National Statistics Publications (saas.gov.uk)