Student Assistance Fund: data collection

Review of Student Assistance Fund

The HEA has commissioned RSM McClure Watters to undertake an independent review of the SAF in order to determine whether the policies, guidelines and practice relating to the fund are fit for current and future purpose. During the course of the review RSM McClure Watters will undertake a programme of research including one to one stakeholder consultation, group consultation and site visits to a small number of institutions. This on-line data collection tool is the first, and most important component of the research. We would therefore very much value your input into the review by completing the following data collection template. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.

Please use the spaces below to provide the total amount of SAF finance provided since 2010/11. Note that the figures entered here should relate only to SAF funding and should represent the total amount of SAF finance provided, including all HEA and ESF contributions.

	2010/11	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15
Total amount of SAF finance provided per annum.

Please use the space below to identify the proportion of total SAF funding claimed from the European Social Fund (ESF). Note that this figure should be available from Third Level Access Activity (TLAA) claim forms.

	2010/11	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15
Proportion (%) of total funding claimed from the ESF:

Please use the space below to provide a breakdown of SAF finances (total £) provided by expenditure type.

	2010/11	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15	N/A
Books

Class materials

Rent

Heating and lighting bills

Food

Essential travel

Childcare costs

Medical costs

If for any reason you are unable to provide any of the financial data requested above please use the space below to tell us why this is the case.

Please tell us, for each year, how many recipients were...

	2010/11	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15	N/A
Male

Female

Please tell us, for each year, how many SAF recipients were within the following age brackets...

	2010/11	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15
18-20

21-25

26-30

30+

Please tell us, for each year, how many SAF recipients were of the following ethnic origin..

	2010/11	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15	N/A
White Irish

Irish Traveller

Any other white background

African

Any other Black background

Chinese

Any other Asian background

Other, including mixed background

Please tell us, for each year, how many SAF recipients were repeating a year...

	2010/11	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15	N/A
Number of SAF recipients repeating:

If for any reason you are unable to provide any of the student data requested above please use the space below to tell us why.