How many students receiving support from the Student Awards Agency Scotland are recorded as (a) living at the parental home and (b) living …

Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) does not collect the information requested, as Higher Education student support is not assessed on the basis of whether an individual resides in the parental home or lives away from the parental home during their studies.SAAS does publish information relating to supported students by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) quintile within its annual statistical publication. However, these figures represent the overall population of full-time supported Higher Education students for whom SIMD data is available. The published data is not segmented according to whether students live in the parental home or away from home.The available SIMD information for the period held is set out in the following table:Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) analysis of full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students (all support), 2016-17 to 2025-26 StatisticMost deprived Least deprived SIMD 1SIMD 2SIMD 3SIMD 4SIMD 5All full-time students matched to SIMD2016-17Number of students19,96021,09024,98529,09035,250130,375Percentage composition15.3%16.2%19.2%22.3%27.0%[z]Amount (£ million)140.0138.1155.6173.9196.7804.3Average per student7,0106,5506,2305,9805,5806,1702017-18Number of students21,63522,17525,17529,45036,775135,210Percentage composition16.0%16.4%18.6%21.8%27.2%[z]Amount (£ million)153.3147.7160.2177.6212.2851.0Average per student7,0806,6606,3606,0305,7706,2902018-19Number of students22,34022,19525,35529,76536,760136,420Percentage composition16.4%16.3%18.6%21.8%26.9%[z]Amount (£ million)158.7148.4161.6180.8214.0863.4Average per student7,1006,6806,3806,0705,8206,3302019-20Number of students22,80522,13025,00029,67536,630136,240Percentage composition16.7%16.2%18.3%21.8%26.9%[z]Amount (£ million)165.4151.1163.4184.2218.3882.5Average per student7,2506,8306,5406,2105,9606,4802020-21Number of students23,84523,74025,84031,65038,260143,335Percentage composition16.6%16.6%18.0%22.1%26.7%[z]Amount (£ million)169.9159.9166.6195.5225.4917.3Average per student7,1206,7406,4506,1805,8906,4002021-22Number of students22,87022,87024,94530,65037,350138,685Percentage composition16.5%16.5%18.0%22.1%26.9%[z]Amount (£ million)157.6148.9156.5185.3217.5865.8Average per student6,8906,5106,2706,0505,8206,2402022-23Number of students21,24521,14023,29529,39036,010131,080Percentage composition16.2%16.1%17.8%22.4%27.5%[z]Amount (£ million)149.9141.9150.6182.3215.2839.8Average per student (£)7,0506,7106,4606,2005,9806,4102023-24Number of students21,15520,76522,83029,27535,650129,670Percentage composition16.3%16.0%17.6%22.6%27.5%[z]Amount (£ million)161.2150.8159.7197.8230.6900.1Average per student (£)7,6207,2607,0006,7606,4706,9402024-25Number of students21,92521,26023,05529,84536,705132,790Percentage composition16.5%16.0%17.4%22.5%27.6%[z]Amount (£ million)205.1187.9195.0242.3284.71,115.0Average per student (£)9,3508,8408,4608,1207,7608,4002025-26Number of students22,55522,11523,62031,11037,515136,915Percentage composition16.5%16.2%17.3%22.7%27.4%[z]Amount (£ million)209.0193.6197.3247.1284.51,131.5Average per student (£)9,2658,7558,3507,9457,5858,265Source: SAASNote: Analysis is based on those students where the provided home address is a valid Scottish postcode. Home address is that provided by the student and may not necessarily reflect where their permanent residence is
- for example, they may declare their term-time address as being the home address. As such the analysis may not reflect the actual residence circumstances of the students.Note: Data for 2016-17 is based on SIMD 2012, data for years 2017-18 to 2019-20 is based on SIMD 2016 and data for years 2020-21 to 2025-26 is based on SIMD 2020.z – not applicable