Written question WQ88730
- Asked by
- Adam PricePlaid
- To be answered by
- Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 6 days
Question
Further to the figures provided in response to WQ88547, will the Minister provide in relation to the Welsh Government's total expenditure on student finance a breakdown detailing how much of the overall figure for each year was on a) tuition fee loans; b) maintenance loans; c) grants; and, d) other?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
The table below shows the amount the Welsh Government has spent on student finance for Welsh students studying higher education courses outside Wales, broken down into the categories requested.
Financial Year
2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
Total spent on student finance including loans and grants £88,649 £231,184 £376,832 £480,431 £519,024
Of which:
Tuition fee loans £35,035 £100,553 £163,984 £205,795 £219,741
Maintenance loans £25,820 £65,473 £111,812 £153,213 £175,670
Grants £27,795 £65,158 £101,036 £121,423 £123,612
Source: Student Loans Company
N.B. The sum of the product amounts might not match the total due to rounding. This does not include the administration of the payments system.