This includes funding for the college sector and how money previously allocated to mitigate the two-child cap would be spent.
SPICe explained in its Briefing on the Scottish Budget 2026-27] that the Scottish Government’s announcement of a £70 million increase in college funding does not include the £30 million spent on the Dunfermline Learning Campus in 2025-26 – including this spending reduces the year-on-year increase to around £40 million.1Scottish Parliament, SPICe. (2026, January 16).