Guidance

16 to 19 Bursary Fund guide 2022 to 2023 academic year

Funding guidance for institutions

• From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
• Published: 30 March 2022
• Last updated: 15 June 2022 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 27 September 2023

This has been withdrawn as it is out of date.

Read the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund guide 2023 to 2024 academic year.

Applies to England

Documents

16 to 19 Bursary Fund guide 2022 to 2023 academic year

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16 to 19 Bursary Checklist

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Example of a Universal Credit monthly award notice

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16 to 19 bursary summary of key funding rules

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Who this guide is for

This guide is for all institutions that administer the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund. This includes schools, academies, further education (FE) colleges, sixth-form colleges, training providers, specialist independent providers and local authorities. Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) refers to all these as ‘institutions’ throughout this guide.

The guide sets out the funding rules for the Bursary Fund and forms part of institutions’ ESFA funding agreements. Institutions must comply with the rules when setting their discretionary bursary policies, assessing individual student eligibility and actual need and making payments. They must be able to show they comply with these funding rules at any audit.

Published 30 March 2022
Last updated 15 June 2022 + show all updates

1. 15 June 2022

   We have updated the key points section in the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund guide for 2022 to 2023 on information relating to the annual checking of household income, and further clarification about use of the bursary fund in individual cases of severe hardship relating to food support.

2. 30 March 2022

   First published.