Guidance

European Structural and Investment Funds eligibility documents

Eligibility documents for the 2014 to 2020 European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), Department for Work and Pensions and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 17 February 2017
• Last updated: 29 November 2018 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 19 September 2019

This information has now been split on to the following pages:

• European Regional Development Fund: eligibility documents
• European Social Fund: eligibility documents

Documents

Eligibility rules for the 2014 to 2020 European Regional Development Fund

PDF, 438 KB, 12 pages

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Eligibility guidance for the 2014 to 2020 European Regional Development Fund

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National eligibility rules for the 2014 to 2020 European Social Fund

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European Social Fund data evidence requirements: eligibility and results guidance

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Details

European Structural and Investment Funds Growth programme is funding for projects that create jobs and supports local growth. The funds include:

• the European Social Fund
• the European Regional Development Fund
• part of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development

The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development helps with improving the environment and improving farming and forestry competitiveness. It also supports rural businesses to grow and expand, improve knowledge and skills and get started. Read more information and access documents on this fund.

Read more on the European Structural and Investment Funds.

Published 17 February 2017
Last updated 29 November 2018 + show all updates

1. 29 November 2018

   Version 9 of the ERDF Eligibility Guidance has been published. Changes include incorporating new guidance on undertakings in difficulty and also changes to the Common Provisions Regulation EU 1303/2013, following the issue of Regulation EU 2018/1046 .

2. 10 October 2018

   Revised 'European Social Fund data evidence requirements - eligibility and results', now version 3.

3. 29 March 2018

   ERDF Eligibility Guidance has been updated to version 8. The changes to this version are in the section covering Capital Expenditure - Contingencies (page 17) to clarify the process for grant recipients calculating and claiming the cost of contingencies and the section covering Hourly Rates (page 30: bullet points) to clarify that a project staff member does not need to meet all four criteria to be required to complete time sheets.

4. 24 November 2017

   ERDF Eligibility Guidance has been updated to version 7. The new version provides clarity on simplified costs options.

5. 11 July 2017

   Revised version of the national eligibility rules (version 7).

6. 4 July 2017

   The ERDF Eligibility Guidance has been updated to version 6.

7. 19 June 2017

   The ESF National Eligibility Rules have been updated to show additional information on small purchases.

8. 24 March 2017

   ESF national eligibility rules has been updated to version 5, details of what has changed is summarised on the front page of the document.

9. 17 February 2017

   First published.