Guidance

Emergency college funding

Updated 14 August 2024

Applies to England

College funding

Information on the emergency funding provided to:

  • further education (FE) corporations
  • sixth form college corporations
  • designated institutions

Emergency funding

In the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021, we have supported 13 colleges with emergency funding (March 2020: 7). As at March 2021, a total of £31.6 million has been provided (March 2020: £35.7m).

Cash repayments

In the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021, £26.8m cash repayments were received against loans issued since inception of Exceptional Financial Support (in year ending 31 March 2015) and the Restructuring Facility (in year ending 31 March 2017).

Updates to this data are published annually.