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THE BURSARY FOR PROGRESSING STUDENTS WHO COMMENCED BEFORE 2007/08
The bursary is for the normal duration of the course that you are undertaking. If you are taking the four-year honours degree course and you are eligible for a bursary, you will receive the full bursary rate for years 1-3 and a 75% bursary for year 4.
The bursary covers the whole year and is made up of two elements.
A NON-INCOME-ASSESSED PERSONAL ALLOWANCE
There are two levels of the personal allowance. For 2008/09, the rates are:
- £6,294 for students aged under 26 at the start of the course; and
- £7,088 for students aged 26 or over at the start of the course or graduates who have been accepted for a shortened programme.
AN INCOME-ASSESSED DEPENDANT'S ALLOWANCE, WHERE APPROPRIATE
The maximum amounts you can receive through this allowance are:
- £2,573 for a husband or wife or, if you are single, one adult you have a legal responsibility for with little or no income from any sources.
- £2,573 for the first child where there is no dependent husband or wife, or other dependent adult.
- £2,071 for children 18 or over (at 1 August 2002).
- £1,440 for children 16 or over but under 18 (at 1 August 2002).
- £1,071 for children 11 or over (at 1 August 2002).
- £543 for children under 11 (at 1 August 2002).
From 2008/09 you may claim this allowance for your spouse or cohabiting partner, dependent children and any younger brothers or sisters for whom you have a legal responsibility. If any of your dependants have income of their own, the total amount will be taken into account but £1,076 will be allowed against the income your dependants have. For example, if you are married with 2 children and your spouse has income, 3 x £1,076 = £3,228 will be deducted from your husband's income when calculating the Dependant's Allowance you should receive. What is left of your husband's income following the deduction of £3,228 will reduce the amount payable pound for pound.
Dependant's allowance is paid provisionally and SAAS will reassess your allowance at the end of your year of study when they receive confirmation of the actual income that your dependants received. If SAAS reduce the Dependant's Allowance as a result, you will have to repay the amount you received over your entitlement. The Dependant's Allowance will be paid with your bursary.
Dependant's Allowance - Continuing Students
New income assessment arrangements, commence in session 2008/09 and will include the income of cohabiting partners.
If you notice a reduction in the level of your Dependants' Allowance for 2008/09 solely because of the new arrangements, then the transitional arrangements detailed below will be applied. This will maintain your funding at its current level while you complete your degree or diploma.
- Once you apply for support in 2008/09, you will receive your award notice as normal. The Student Awards Agency for Scotland ( SAAS) will compare your 2008/09 award with your 2007/08 award and contact you if you are eligible for the additional support;
- If SAAS calculate that you are eligible for the additional support then they will arrange for this sum to be paid monthly along with your original award.
Other allowances you may be eligible for are the same as for new students.
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