The Scottish National Party (SNP) published its Scottish Parliament Election Manifesto, 'On Scotland's Side' on Thursday 16th April.

This is what it says about the issues that students, apprentices and young people care about. Use the NUS Scotland Vote Matcher to see which parties you agree with most.

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What the SNP Manifesto says on...

Universities and funding

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    • Maintain free university tuition
    • Cost-of-living increase to the paramedic bursary and student nurse and midwife bursary by at least inflation
    • £300,000 Islands Scholarship to support access to postgraduate study for learners from Scotland’s islands
Colleges, Apprenticeships and Skills

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    • 150,000 apprenticeships over the parliament term
    • Continue 10-year infrastructure plan to modernise college campuses
    • Introduce an Apprenticeship Accelerator Grant for businesses to hire more apprentices
International students and migration

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    • Call for a Scottish Visa scheme to deliver an immigration policy that works for Scotland
    • Encourage more migration to Scotland, initially focused on key target business growth sectors
    • Welcome and support refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland
Cost of Living, Employment and the Economy

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    • Cap the prices of essential food items such as bread, milk and eggs
    • Ensure majority of income taxpayers continue to pay less tax than if they lived in the rest of the UK
    • Extend childcare support to every child from 9 months to the end of primary school, 52 weeks a year
The NHS, Health and Wellbeing

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    • £200m investment in NHS per year to tackle waiting times
    • More new GP walk-in clinics across Scotland
    • Expand 24/7 mental health support, roll out Mental Health Triage Cars and deliver five new drop-in mental health hubs
Housing and Renting

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    • Up to £10,000 to help first-time buyers get on the housing ladder, and remove land transfer fees for under-30s
    • Give private renters a period of first refusal to buy a property they rent when the owner puts it up for sale
    • Reform the law to enable repairs, maintenance and enhancement of tenement properties
Transport and Travel

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    • £2 nationwide cap of all single bus journeys
    • Maintain the ban on peak rail fares
    • Support roll-on roll-off ferry service from Scotland to Europe
Climate, the Environment and Energy

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    • Achieve net zero by 2045 and support people and businesses through a £500m Just Transition fund
    • Support homeowners, landlords and talent to transition to clean heating in a fair and affordable way
    • £15 million to support community ownership of renewable energy projects
Rights, Equality and Liberation

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    • Transition to Adulthood Guarantee for all disabled young people to offer support to plan and achieve goals
    • Ensure LGBTQI+ people have equal access to public services, including improved access to inclusive healthcare
    • Introduce legislation to permanently end conversion practices
Society, Democracy and Young People

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    • Hold a referendum on Scottish independence
    • Restore Scotland’s membership of the EU as an independent nation
    • Oppose nuclear weapons and their location in Scotland