Assembly Learning Grants Awarded to Welsh Domiciled Further Education Students, 2011/12

Presented is information on the number of ALGs awarded to Welsh domiciled students in FE in academic year 2011/12, compared with previous years. The ALG FE is an income-assessed grant that was introduced to encourage people aged 19 or over and living in Wales to continue with their education. Students can receive payments of up to £1,500 if they are in full-time education or up to £750 if they are in part-time education.

The data, based on applications received by 31 July 2012, are correct as at 6 August 2012.

There was an increase in the number of successful applications in 2011/12 compared with 2010/11 and previous years. This resulted in £8.3 million being paid out in ALGs to FE students in 2011/12, compared to the £7.7 million that was paid out in 2010/11.

• In total, 8,885 students in FE applied for an ALG in 2011/12 and of these 7,825 applications were successful; an increase of 3 per cent and 7 per cent respectively when compared with 2010/11 and a continuation of the increases seen each year since 2006/07.
• 6,655 (85 per cent) of successful applications were from full-time students and 775 (10 per cent) of successful applications(1) were from part-time students.
• The proportion of applications made that are successful is increasing, driven by an increase in the proportion of successful applications from part-time students. Successful applications for 2011/12 equate to 88 per cent of applications received.
• 5,455 (82 per cent) of successful full-time applications and 680 (88 per cent) of successful part-time applications were from students with a residual income of £6,120 or less, and were therefore awarded the full grant amounts of £1,500 and £750 respectively.
• 2,855 (43 per cent) of successful full-time applications and 135 (18 per cent) of successful part-time applications were from students aged 21 or under.

Notes

(1) 395 (5 per cent) of successful applications were from students where the mode of study was ‘unknown’.

Further information

StatsWales website.

Contact

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Next update

October 2013 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)