Year 1 Cash Longer Term Cash
Costs and Resource
(Pounds m) Costs (Pounds m)
Further education
Recommendation 6 Increase bursary entitlement of
further education students 15 15
Recommendation 25 Harmonising the means test in
further and higher education 2 2
Recommendation 29 Reduction in Access Funds (1) (1)
Total living cost support 16 16
Higher education
Contribution to tuition
Recommendation 30 Additional cost to government due to
replacement funding of tuition fees 42 42
Recommendation 31 Reduced loan entitlement to students
whose parents no longer would be
required to pay fees and who can redirect
contribution toward student living costs (30) (15)
Recommendation 32 Annual income from graduate endowment (35)
Total contribution to tuition 12 (8)
Living cost support
Recommendation 5 Increase loan entitlement of
higher education students 33 16
Recommendation 21 Raising the threshold in
higher education to Pounds 23,000 3 3
Recommendation 22 Removing the limit on contributions
from better-off parents and spouses (24) (12)
Recommendation 26 Bursary of half the level of support for
students from low-income families 12
Recommendation Wider Access Bursary scheme 7 18
Recommendation 28 Bursary of half the level of support for mature
students from low-income background 5 13
Recommendation 29 Reduction in Access Funds (7) (7)
Recommendation 14 Introduction of a childcare allowance 5 5
Total living cost support 34 63
( ) represents a saving/income to the Scottish Executive TOTAL 62 71