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Higher Education Student Support Statistics
Policy, Data, Trends and
Users Views
Overview of Workshop
• Brief introduction to higher education (HE) student support policy
• Overview of data on students supported through the Student Awards Agency for Scotland
• Trends in HE student support 1997-98 onwards• An introduction to Student Loans Company data• Discussion of user needs and suitability of
current outputs
HE Student Support Policy
Marieli Cole – Higher Education and Learner Support Division
Student Awards Agency for Scotland Data
Information Available and Current Trends
Overview
• Brief introduction to the data we hold– Types of student we have information on– What information we have (e.g. student
characteristics, support received)
• An overview of trends in SAAS student support
• Other sources of information to give a fuller picture of HE support
Mainstream SAAS Support – who do we support?
• Mainstream support provided through SAAS for:
– Scottish domiciled students studying anywhere in the UK and EU domiciled students studying in Scotland
– Full-time students studying at HE level i.e. undergraduate, Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) and a limited number of other postgraduates.
– Up until 2008-09 a small number (less than 1,000 part-time students received loan support through SAAS and SLC
– Excludes pre-registration nursing and midwifery students
• Information on mainstream SAAS support makes up the bulk of our statistics publication on HE support.
• They are the main focus of policy and external interest in HE student support
Mainstream SAAS support – where we get the data from
• SAAS’s administrative system for assessing and paying support. Data falls into two categories:– Data the student provides when they fill
out the forms to apply for support– Data created by the system as a result of
assessing the student for support and making payments
• SAAS system is a live database which is continually updated• Students can apply throughout the year • We get fixed extracts for an academic year of some of the
information held• Final academic year datasets taken from the system at a similar
point each year – i.e. for most recent years, end of August.
Mainstream SAAS support – types of support
• Three main support streams:• Fees – we include fee loans for students
studying in the rest of the UK in this category
• Awards – non-repayable support• Loans – specifically maintenance loans
– Students apply to SAAS who calculate entitlement
– Student Loans Company (SLC) extends the loan
– Majority of students applying for loans take one out from SLC and majority of amount assessed is borrowed
Mainstream SAAS support – what information we have
• Student characteristics e.g.:– Age– Gender– Disability type for some– Marital status– Household income for those who declare it– Home postcode – from that: LA, region, constituency,
SIMD analysis possible– Domicile – split into those funded as Scottish domiciles
and those funded as EU domiciles (fee support only)– Indication of where they are living whilst they study
(home, elsewhere, London)
Mainstream SAAS support – what information we have
• Course details e.g.:– Institution attended– Location and type of institution (e.g. college,
higher education institution (HEI)– Qualification level studied– Course year– Allied Health Professions flag
Mainstream SAAS support – what information we have
Support paid to students:• We know about those who have actually
received awards or fee support or who have applied for and are entitled to loans
• We know the type of support within each category e.g.– Fees – whether tuition fees (full, half,
other) or fee loans– Awards – award type (e.g. Young
Students’ Bursary, Disabled Students’ Allowance, Travel Expenses etc. etc.
– Loans – non-income assessed, income assessed, additional income assessed.
• We know the amounts actually paid to students (net of any overpayments)
Mainstream SAAS support – what we do with the data
• A National Statistics publication ‘Higher Education Student Support in Scotland’ published online in autumn each year: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/11/17092744/0
• Gives 6 year time series of most recent years• Publication tables going back to 1997-98 and local authority
tables also available online:http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Lifelong-learning/Datasets
• PQs and adhoc requests for both internal and external users• Policy development• SAAS’s own internal policy development and budget
forecasting• Allocation of HE Discretionary and Childcare Funds
Some Headline Student Support Statistics
• How many students?– 2008-09
• 124,845 students supported by SAAS
• 115,300 Scots• 9,545 EU
• How much money?– 2008-09
• £482.6 million (almost ½ billion!)
Numbers supported since 1997-98
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
1997
-98
1998
-99
1999
-00
2000
-01
2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
-08
2008
-09
Academic Year
Nu
mb
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of S
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Total Support
Awards
Fees
Loans
Numbers supported since 1997-98
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
1997
-98
1998
-99
1999
-00
2000
-01
2001
-02
2002
-03
2003
-04
2004
-05
2005
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2006
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2007
-08
2008
-09
Academic Year
Nu
mb
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of S
tud
en
ts
Total Support
Awards
Fees
Loans
Fees paid by students
Numbers supported since 1997-98
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
1997
-98
1998
-99
1999
-00
2000
-01
2001
-02
2002
-03
2003
-04
2004
-05
2005
-06
2006
-07
2007
-08
2008
-09
Academic Year
Nu
mb
er
of S
tud
en
ts
Total Support
Awards
Fees
LoansAbolition of sma grants
Numbers supported since 1997-98
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
1997
-98
1998
-99
1999
-00
2000
-01
2001
-02
2002
-03
2003
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2004
-05
2005
-06
2006
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2007
-08
2008
-09
Academic Year
Nu
mb
er
of S
tud
en
ts
Total Support
Awards
Fees
Loans
Free tuition again
Numbers supported since 1997-98
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
1997
-98
1998
-99
1999
-00
2000
-01
2001
-02
2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
-06
2006
-07
2007
-08
2008
-09
Academic Year
Nu
mb
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of S
tud
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ts
Total Support
Awards
Fees
Loans
YSB introduced
Numbers supported since 1997-98
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
1997
-98
1998
-99
1999
-00
2000
-01
2001
-02
2002
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2003
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2004
-05
2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
-09
Academic Year
Nu
mb
er
of S
tud
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ts
Total Support
Awards
Fees
Loans
Higher fees
Amounts of support assessed/paid to students since 1997-98
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
1997
-98
1998
-99
1999
-00
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-01
2001
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2002
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Academic Year
Am
ou
nt P
aid
/Ass
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ed
(£
mill
ion
s)
Total Support
Awards
Fees
Loans
Amounts of support assessed/paid to students since 1997-98
0
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100
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1997
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aid
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s)
Total Support
Awards
Fees
Loans
Fees paid by students
Amounts of support assessed/paid to students since 1997-98
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aid
/Ass
ess
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(£
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Total Support
Awards
Fees
Loans
Abolition of sma grants
Amounts of support assessed/paid to students since 1997-98
0
50
100
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250
300
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400
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1997
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aid
/Ass
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Total Support
Awards
Fees
Loans
Free tuition again
Amounts of support assessed/paid to students since 1997-98
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Total Support
Awards
Fees
Loans
YSB introduced
Amounts of support assessed/paid to students since 1997-98
0
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350
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450
500
1997
-98
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aid
/Ass
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ed
(£
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Total Support
Awards
Fees
Loans
Higher Fees
Qualification Level
≈
Increase in Number of EU Students Funded by SAAS
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
Academic Year
Num
ber
of E
U s
tude
nts
Growth in numbers of EU students receiving support from SAAS
0
1
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7
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1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
Academic Year
Inde
x (1
997-
98 =
1)
Scots domiciles EU domiciles
Increase in Disabled Students Allowance Recipients and Amounts Paid
0
1000
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3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
10000
1997
/98
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/99
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/00
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2001
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2004
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2005
/06
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2008
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Academic Year
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of S
tud
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ts/A
mo
un
t Pa
id
(£1
,00
0s)
Number of Students Amounts Paid (£000s)
Decline in Students and Amounts for Young Students’ Bursary in recent years
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09Academic Year
Nu
mb
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of S
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ts/A
mo
un
t Pa
id
(£1
,00
0s)
Number of Students Amounts Paid (£1,000s)
Decline in numbers applying for loans
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000
1999
/00
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/02
2002
/03
2003
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2008
/09
Academic Year
Nu
mb
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of S
tud
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Non-income assessed loan Income assessed loan
Additional income assessed loan
Uptake of Student Loans
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Academic Year
Pe
rce
nta
ge
Take up of loans with SLC - % of students entitled
Take up of loans with SLC - % of amounts applied for
Other HE student funding streams
• Supplementary tables included in publication on support provided by Scottish Government through:
– Nursing and Midwifery Students’ Bursary Scheme (NMSB)
– ILA 500 – For part-time students– Higher Education Discretionary and
Childcare Funds
• Supported by the Scottish Government Health Directorate’s Nursing and Midwifery Bursary Scheme (NMSB)
• Much simpler support scheme than mainstream• Supports around 10,000 students a year• Support is in the form of a range of awards –
main bursary (non-income assessed) plus supplementary awards for travel, childcare, disabled students etc
• We publish overall numbers supported and amount of support paid
Nursing and Midwifery
ILA 500
• Introduced in 2008-09 for part-time HE students studying 50% or more of a full-time course
• £500 grant towards fee• Available to those with INDIVIDUAL income of
£18,000 or less• Threshold is now £22,000 or less• Administered by SAAS and Skills Development
Scotland• We publish overall numbers supported, amounts
and age by gender breakdown.• Data extracted from SAAS on adhoc basis
Higher Education Discretionary and Childcare Funds
• To help students who experience financial hardship during the academic year
• SAAS distribute funds but institutions are responsible for administering them
• Aggregated info on funds returned to SAAS by institutions – usually by December/January
• Information on numbers assisted is not individualised – likely to be double counting of students
• We publish ‘instances of assistance’ through the HE Discretionary and Childcare Funds and amounts issued by institutions
Student Loans Company Data
Dave Cartwright – The Student Loans Company (SLC)
STUDENT LOANS COMPANY CONTRIBUTION TO LIFELONG LEARNING STATISTICSIN SCOTLAND AND IN THE UK
DAVE CARTWRIGHT
SLC MANAGEMENT INFORMATION MANAGER
26 March 2010
Structure of presentation
• SLC contribution to Scotland’s Lifelong Learning Statistics– Student Support for the academic year– Student Loans debt and repayment by former students
• SLC contribution to statistics for other Government Administrations– England– Wales– Northern Ireland
• SLC contribution to Bank of England Lending to Individuals statistics
SLC contribution to Scotland’s Lifelong Learning Statistics
• Publications by the Scottish Government:– http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Lifelong-
learning/TrendHEStudentSupport• Publications by SLC:
– http://www.slc.co.uk/pdf/slcsfr03r2009.pdf– http://www.slc.co.uk/pdf/slcsfr032009annex.pdf
Table 7: Students assessed by SAAS as entitled to loans and actual loan take-up from the Student Loans Company, 2003-04 to 2008-09
Academic Year
Number of Students2,3 Total Entitlement (£1000s)4 Number of Students2,3 Total Borrowed (£1000s)4Percentage of
StudentsPercentage of Amount Paid
2003-04 90,305 222,848 89,325 217,373 98.92 97.542004-05 85,815 208,099 85,025 203,290 99.08 97.692005-06 83,385 191,367 82,645 187,460 99.11 97.962006-07 79,800 185,489 78,940 180,433 98.92 97.272007-08 77,580 184,014 76,690 178,322 98.85 96.912008-09 77,170 186,954 76,405 181,321 99.01 96.99
Entitlement from SAAS Actual SLC take-up Actual take-up (SLC) versus
entitlement (SAAS)
Observations from Student Loan take up figures
• Clear drop each year in the number of Scotland domiciled students taking out loans (reflecting a drop each year for the numbers of Scotland domiciled students in HE which may in turn be caused by a reduction in the 18-19 year old population or a reduced take up of HE?)
• The average amount of maintenance loan taken out is not increasing and is lower than in the other Government administrations (reflecting a different policy on the amount of loan obtainable non means tested versus means tested; as well as different attitudes to debt in Scotland?)
Table 2(i) : Student Loan outlay and repayments - Publicly Owned Debt : Financial years 2006-07 to 2008-09: borrower activity
Scottish domiciled students; EU students [1] studying in Scotland
Financial yearsIncome Mortgage Total Income Mortgage Total Income Mortgage Total
Contingent Style Public Contingent Style Public Contingent Style PublicLoans [2] Loans[3] Debt [4] Loans [2] Loans[3] Debt [4] Loans [2] Loans[3] Debt [4]
Number of borrowers at the beginning of the financial year 258.3 79.2 333.9 284.8 71.1 352.4 311.0 62.5 370.1
Number of borrowers with accounts paid in full in financial year [5] 0.9 7.7 8.7 0.9 7.7 8.6 1.2 5.9 7.1 of which paid off before liability has arisen [6] 0.3 - 0.3 0.3 - 0.3 0.4 - 0.4
Number of borrowers with accounts cancelled or written off in financial year [7] - 0.6 0.7 - 1.3 1.4 0.7 1.0 1.7 of which: because of death [8] - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.5 because of age - 0.2 0.2 - 0.3 0.3 - 0.4 0.4 because of disability[8] - - - - - - - - - because of sequestration [9] - - - - 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.4 on completion of Trust Deed [9] - - - - - - - 0.1 0.1 other - 0.3 0.3 - 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4
New borrowers in financial year [10] 27.0 - 26.8 26.7 - 26.6 25.9 - 25.8
Number of borrowers with accounts liable for repayment at the end of financial year[11][12] 180.5 71.1 248.7 211.3 62.4 270.8 236.6 55.7 289.5
Number of borrowers with accounts not yet in repaymentat the end of financial year[11][13] 127.5 - 127.5 123.3 - 123.3 120.7 - 120.7
Number of borrowers at the end of financial year 284.8 71.1 352.4 311.0 62.5 370.1 334.2 55.7 386.8
2008-09 (provisional)2007-08 2006-07 Figures are quoted in thousands
Table 1 : Student Loan outlay and repayments - Publicly Owned Debt : financial years 2006-07 to 2008-09: amounts (£m)
Scottish domiciled students; EU students [2] studying in ScotlandFinancial years 2006-07
Income Mortgage Total Income Mortgage Total Income Mortgage TotalContingent Style Public Contingent Style Public Contingent Style PublicLoans [3] Loans Debt Loans [3] Loans Debt Loans [3] Loans Debt
Academic Year interest rate (APR) [4] 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 4.8% 4.8% 4.8% 1.5% 3.8% Total amount outstanding (including loans not yet due forrepayment) at start of financial year, including interest 1,457.3 201.6 1,658.9 1,661.6 184.2 1,845.7 1,883.2 169.3 2,052.5
PLUSAmount lent during financial year [5] 197.6 - 197.6 212.7 - 212.8 191.3 - 191.3 of which: Maintenance Loans [5] 183.0 - 183.0 192.8 - 192.8 179.8 - 179.8 Tuition Fee Loans (for Scottish domiciled students in rest of UK) 2.6 . 2.6 5.5 . 5.5 8.7 . 8.7 Graduate Endowment Loans[6] 12.1 . 12.1 14.4 . 14.4 2.8 . 2.8
MINUSAmount repaid, including interest, during the financial year 29.8 21.7 51.5 39.8 19.2 59.0 60.6 16.9 77.5 of which: Repaid by customer to SLC 8.7 21.9 30.5 9.0 19.3 28.4 13.8 17.0 30.9 Reported by HMRC as collected via PAYE and Self Assessment 22.0 . 22.0 32.1 . 32.1 49.2 . 49.2 Refunded by SLC to customer -0.9 -0.1 -1.0 -1.4 -0.1 -1.5 -2.5 -0.1 -2.6 of which: amount repaid earlier than required [7] 8.6 3.6 12.2 8.8 3.1 11.9 13.5 2.9 16.4MINUSAmount cancelled in respect of the Repayment of Teachers'Loans scheme during the financial year - 0.1 0.1 . 0.1 0.1 . - -MINUSAmount otherwise cancelled or written off during the financial year 0.1 0.7 0.8 - 2.6 2.7 4.4 2.2 6.6 of which: Because of death[8] 0.1 0.2 0.3 - 0.2 0.2 2.3 0.2 2.5 Because of age - 0.5 0.5 - 0.8 0.8 - 1.1 1.1 Because of disability[8] - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 0.2 - 0.3 Because of sequestration [9] . . . - 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.7 1.7 On completion of Trust Deed [9] . . . - 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.2 1.1 Trivial balances - - - - - - - - - Other - - - - - - - - -PLUSAmount of interest added to loans [10] during the financial year [11] 36.6 5.0 41.6 48.7 7.1 55.8 61.4 6.4 67.8PLUSAdministration charges applied [12] during the financial year - - - - . - - . -PLUSBalance transfers [13] - - - - - - - - -
GIVESTotal amount outstanding at the end of the financial year, including loans not yet due for repayment [11][14] 1,661.6 184.2 1,845.7 1,883.2 169.3 2,052.6 2,070.9 156.5 2,227.4Year-end reconciling adjustments [15] - - - - - - - - -Balance after adjustments 1,661.6 184.2 1,845.7 1,883.2 169.3 2,052.5 2,070.9 156.5 2,227.4 of which: (a) balance of loans in deferment [16] . 108.5 108.5 . 97.5 97.5 . 89.3 89.3 (b) balance of loans in arrears status [17] 0.4 39.0 39.4 0.5 40.1 40.6 1.0 39.7 40.7 of which: arrears value . 28.0 28.0 - 28.5 28.5 . 28.9 28.9 (c) balance of loans deferred with arrears [18] . 5.1 5.1 . 4.6 4.6 . 4.6 4.6 of which: arrears value . 1.0 1.0 . 0.9 0.9 . 1.0 1.0
Administration charges owed to SLC at the end of the financial year [19] . 1.9 1.9 . 1.8 1.8 . 1.8 1.8Balance including debt to SLC 1,661.6 186.0 1,847.6 1,883.2 171.2 2,054.4 2,070.9 158.3 2,229.2
2008-09 (provisional)2007-08£million except where otherwise stated
Table 4 (iii): Average amount repaid by ICR Student Loans borrowers making repayments via HMRC by repayment cohort and tax year as at 30/06/2009
Debtors who received loans as Scottish domiciled students studying in the UK or as EU students studying in Scotland [6]
Tax Year of repayment 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 [8] 2006/07 2007/08Repayment Cohort
2000 170 250 310 350 430 300 370 4402001 . 190 270 340 430 310 380 4502002 . . 240 320 400 320 400 4802003 . . . 320 440 400 500 6102004 . . . . 390 390 500 6102005 . . . . . 330 460 5902006 . . . . . . 360 5002007 . . . . . . . 3902008 . . . . . . . .2009 . . . . . . . .
All ICR borrowers who made a repayment via HMRC 170 220 270 330 420 360 440 530
Average amount of repayment per borrower in £
Observations from Student Loan debt and repayment figures
• There is an increase each year in the number of people with Student Loans debt but the annual increase is declining as the difference between those completing repayment and those taking out loans for the first time reduces. The increase was 17,000 in financial year 2008-09
• The amount owed increases substantially each year. In 2008-09 the debt increased from £2.05 billion to £2.23 billion
• The bulk of the debt is now repayable under the Income Contingent Repayment scheme. Under that scheme the average amount repaid each year increases by £50-80 each year. The average amount repaid in tax year 2007/08 was £530. For those one year after leaving HE it was £390 and for those four or five years after leaving HE it was £610.
SLC contribution to Scotland’s Lifelong Learning Statistics
• What is the user interest in these publications?– The number of students taking out loans and at what level– Debt built up by students whilst studying– Impact of debt on former students: bankruptcy; IVA; default
registration; repayment levels; write offs; collection from those who move overseas
• Is the user interest being addressed by these publications?– What do users want to know about student loans taken out by
students?– What do users want to know about the effect of student loans debt
on former students?
SLC contribution to statistics for other Government Administrations
• England– http://www.slc.co.uk/pdf/slcsfr062009.pdf– http://www.slc.co.uk/pdf/slc0910sfeapps20100131.pdf
• Wales– http://www.slc.co.uk/pdf/slcsfr072009.pdf– http://wales.gov.uk/topics/statistics/headlines/
post16education2010/02101/?lang=en– http://wales.gov.uk/topics/statistics/headlines/post16ed2009/
hdw20091029/?lang=en• Northern Ireland
– http://www.slc.co.uk/pdf/slcsfr042009.pdf
SLC contribution to Bank of England Lending to Individuals statistics
• UK level– http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/li/current/index.htm
Discussion Session
User Needs and Suitability of Current Outputs
Questions for Consideration
• Do you use either ‘Higher Education Student Support for Scotland’ or ‘Student Loans for Higher Education in Scotland’?
– What do you use them for? Can you identify areas where they might be useful to you?
• Are you satisfied with the current format of our outputs?– If not, what would you change? E.g.
• The style and layout of the publications?• Shorter publications and more tables available as Excel files on the internet• Increase the number of years shown in time series?• Are there any tables which you think are unnecessary?
• What additional tables/analysis would you find useful and why?– E.g. Deprivation analysis?
• Would you find it useful if we presented change over time in a different manner? E.g.
– Should we adjust some monetary amounts to take into account inflation?– Should the tables be formatted differently to make change over time easier to
understand?
Current format of time series tables
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
Students Receiving Support1
Total Support/Assessed
Loans (£1000s)2
Students Receiving Support1
Total Support/Assessed
Loans (£1000s)2
Students Receiving Support1
Total Support/Assessed
Loans (£1000s)2
Total Support3,4 121,855 441,188 120,525 417,511 121,235 423,648
Total Awards 58,610 90,396 57,825 80,087 58,750 99,825
Total Fees5 111,180 127,620 109,955 129,013 110,340 132,117
Total Loans6 90,950 223,172 86,440 208,412 84,065 191,707
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Students Receiving Support1
Total Support/Assessed
Loans (£1000s)2
Students Receiving Support1
Total Support/Assessed
Loans (£1000s)2
Students Receiving Support1
Total Support/Assessed
Loans (£1000s)2
Total Support3,4 121,990 440,829 122,505 458,613 124,845 482,567
Total Awards 58,565 102,872 58,230 104,773 57,590 104,975
Total Fees5 112,610 152,145 114,100 169,528 118,055 190,638
Total Loans6 80,450 185,813 78,175 184,312 77,170 186,954
Alternative format for time series tables
Academic Year
Total Support Total Awards Total Fees Total Loans
Students Receiving Support
Total Support/As
sessed Loans
(£1000s)
Students Receiving
Fee Support
Total Fee
Support (£1000s)
Students Receiving
Award Support
Total Award
Support (£1000s)
Students Assessed for Loans
Total Assessed
Loans (£1000s)
1997-98 113,065 293,173 81,235 155,798 111,000 137,376 - -
1998-99 105,455 236,936 80,840 135,515 100,380 101,421 - -
1999-00 105,530 329,135 57,115 83,463 89,225 90,200 50,945 155,472
2000-01 115,880 375,122 49,135 64,280 108,515 117,492 70,615 193,350
2001-02 119,865 421,056 53,375 74,801 110,460 122,191 87,050 224,064
2002-03 121,080 438,110 56,485 84,491 110,960 124,892 91,755 228,728
2003-04 121,855 441,188 58,610 90,396 111,180 127,620 90,950 223,172
2004-05 120,525 417,511 57,825 80,087 109,955 129,013 86,440 208,412
2005-06 121,235 423,648 58,750 99,825 110,340 132,117 84,065 191,707
2006-07 121,990 440,829 58,565 102,872 112,610 152,145 80,450 185,813
2007-08 122,505 458,613 58,230 104,773 114,100 169,528 78,175 184,312
2008-09 124,845 482,567 57,590 104,975 118,055 190,638 77,170 186,954
User Consultation
• Scottish statistics user/provider consultation network
• To keep users up-to-date with publications, current developments and for consultation purposes
• We have a ‘Student Funding’ list for users of our publications and data (under the ‘Education and Training’ heading
• Register to be kept up-to-date at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/scotstat/Intro
Useful Websites
• Lifelong Learning Statistics website (links to all publications, datasets and related areas):– http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Lifelong-
learning/Publications • Student Loans Company website (publications for all four
UK administrations):– http://www.slc.co.uk/statistics/
• For more information on student support in Scotland:– SAAS website: http://www.saas.gov.uk/ – Scottish Government student support information leaflets:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education/Funding-Support-Grants/FFL
– Learndirect Scotland information on funding: http://www.learndirectscotland.com/Help/Funding/
– ILA Scotland: http://www.ilascotland.org.uk/ILA+Homepage.htm
Contact Details for ASU LLL Lifelong Learning Statistics
Post:Lifelong Learning Statistics Branch
Education Analytical Services DivisionScottish Government
5 Atlantic Quay150 Broomielaw
Glasgow G2 8LU
Telephone0300 244 6775
E-mail:[email protected]
Thanks for your attention!