What the average real terms spending, based on current prices, was for a Scotland-domiciled student in receipt of (a) a young students' bur…

Tables 1 and 2 reflect the relevant bursaries and grants since 1997-98 when consistent data recording started. The types of relevant bursaries and grants that were available each year varied. Bursaries and grants available to students depended on their circumstances as well as the type of course they were studying.
Table 1: Average Bursary Spend, 1997-98 to 2021-22
Year
Young Students' Bursary
Independent Students' Bursary
Care-experienced Students' Bursary
Paramedic, Nursing and Midwifery Bursary
Cash terms
real terms (2021-22 prices)
Cash terms
real terms (2021-22 prices)
Cash terms
real terms (2021-22 prices)
Cash terms
real terms (2021-22 prices)
1997-98
£3,408
£5,579
1998-99
£4,584
£7,374
1999-00
£4,710
£7,483
2000-01
£4,809
£7,545
2001-02
£1,309
£2,012
£6,204
£9,539
2002-03
£1,380
£2,074
£5,355
£8,049
2003-04
£1,407
£2,065
- a
- a
2004-05
£1,445
£2,059
- a
- a
2005-06
£1,862
£2,580
- a
- a
2006-07
£1,914
£2,576
£5,831
£7,847
2007-08
£1,955
£2,571
£6,776
£8,908
2008-09
£1,988
£2,523
£6,057
£7,685
2009-10
£2,051
£2,568
£2,021
£2,530
2010-11
£1,665
£2,050
£935
£1,151
£6,117
£7,534
2011-12
£2,093
£2,532
£923
£1,117
£6,024
£7,290
2012-13
£2,104
£2,502
£927
£1,102
£5,098
£6,064
2013-14
£1,226
£1,428
£710
£827
£6,059
£7,060
2014-15
£1,235
£1,423
£710
£818
£6,136
£7,072
2015-16
£1,252
£1,432
£712
£815
£6,158
£7,041
2016-17
£1,390
£1,557
£826
£926
£6,216
£6,965
2017-18
£1,406
£1,550
£822
£906
£7,017
£7,733
£6,177
£6,808
2018-19
£1,407
£1,523
£825
£893
£7,621
£8,252
£6,178
£6,689
2019-20
£1,540
£1,625
£945
£997
£7,638
£8,061
£7,602
£8,023
2020-21
£1,543
£1,532
£960
£954
£7,716
£7,662
£9,379
£9,314
2021-22
£1,503
£1,503
£942
£942
£7,591
£7,591
£9,270
£9,270

Table 2: Average Grant Spend, 1997-98 to 2021-22
Year
Lone Parents' Grant
Dependents' Grant
Care-experienced Accommodation Grant
Placement Expenses
Disabled Students' Allowance
Cash terms
real terms (2021-22 prices)
Cash terms
real terms (2021-22 prices)
Cash terms
real terms (2021-22 prices)
Cash terms
real terms (2021-22 prices)
Cash terms
real terms (2021-22 prices)
1997-98
£920
£1,506
£2,225
£3,643
-
-
£1,867
£3,056
1998-99
£949
£1,527
£2,265
£3,644
-
-
£2,187
£3,518
1999-00
£964
£1,531
£2,271
£3,607
-
-
£2,472
£3,927
2000-01
£980
£1,538
£2,266
£3,556
-
-
£2,460
£3,860
2001-02
£1,029
£1,582
£2,349
£3,612
-
-
£2,456
£3,777
2002-03
£1,064
£1,600
£2,432
£3,655
-
-
£2,516
£3,782
2003-04
£1,094 a
£1,606 a
£2,473 a
£3,629 a
-
-
£2,252
£3,304
2004-05
£1,099 a
£1,565 a
£1,971 a
£2,807 a
-
-
£2,364
£3,367
2005-06
£1,125 a
£1,559 a
£2,041 a
£2,829 a
-
-
£2,221
£3,078
2006-07
£1,148
£1,545
£2,522
£3,394
-
-
£2,232
£3,003
2007-08
£1,227
£1,613
£2,974
£3,909
-
-
£2,223
£2,923
2008-09
£1,184
£1,502
£2,601
£3,301
-
-
£2,168
£2,750
2009-10
£998
£1,249
£1,181
£1,478
-
-
£2,074
£2,597
2010-11
£1,188
£1,463
£2,581
£3,178
-
-
£1,902
£2,342
2011-12
£1,193
£1,444
£2,599
£3,145
£592
£717
£2,172
£2,628
2012-13
£1,138
£1,353
£2,214
£2,634
£450
£536
£1,809
£2,151
2013-14
£1,197
£1,394
£2,522
£2,939
£534
£622
£1,815
£2,115
2014-15
£1,206
£1,390
£2,587
£2,982
£688
£793
£1,695
£1,954
2015-16
£1,208
£1,381
£2,686
£3,071
£725
£829
£1,776
£2,031
2016-17
£1,199
£1,344
£2,743
£3,074
£752
£843
£1,780
£1,995
2017-18
£1,425
£1,570
£3,481
£3,836
£750
£827
£1,837
£2,025
2018-19
£1,446
£1,566
£3,478
£3,765
£1,087
£1,177
£837
£906
£1,989
£2,153
2019-20
£1,460
£1,541
£3,519
£3,714
£1,777
£1,875
£563
£594
£1,903
£2,009
2020-21
£1,499
£1,489
£3,547
£3,523
£1,842
£1,830
£929
£922
£2,028
£2,014
2021-22
£1,