Speaking at today's Liberal Democrat Conference in Perth, Education
spokesperson Margaret Smith MSP has reaffirmed the party's commitment to securing a minimum income guarantee for full time Scottish Students.

Commenting, Mrs Smith said:

"Scottish Liberal Democrats are committed to securing a minimum income
guarantee of £7000 for full time higher education students.

“Access to education should be based on the ability to learn, not the
ability to pay.

"Scotland's students have been let down by an SNP Government who promised to dump the debt and instead have dumped them.

"Their policy of shifting loans to grants will not put a single penny in the pockets of Scotland's hard pressed students now, when they need it
most.”

Welcoming the proposals ,Vice President of Liberal Youth Scotland Ruaraidh Dobson said:

“At a time when one in three students are considering dropping out due to monetary troubles, it is fantastic to see that the Liberal Democrats are offering real solutions in contrast to the SNP's broken promises.”