Written question WQ87181
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 12 days
Question
What support is the Welsh Government providing for students studying at Welsh universities that use Student Finance England?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
All students studying at a university in Wales, irrespective of their domicile, will benefit from the funding provided by Welsh Government to HEFCW to support higher education in Wales. In 2022-23 this amounts to more than £218m currently.
This funding includes a specific allocation of £2m in support of health and well-being services and a recent additional allocation of £2.3m to support measures to address the impact on student of the cost-of-living crisis.
Welsh Government funding also provides institutions with the means to provide other specific services, such as study bursaries, hardship funding and financial advice, as well as a range of other services which are available to all students to support them during their studies.