Guidance

Residential Bursary Fund guide

Information for institutions with 16 to 18 Residential Bursary Fund allocations in academic year 2025 to 2026.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 2 April 2025

Applies to England

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Residential Bursary Fund: 2025 to 2026

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Students, parents and carers should read get funding for college accommodation for information about eligibility and claiming funding.

This guide is for institutions with Residential Bursary Fund (RBF) allocations in academic year 2025 to 2026.

The guide sets out the funding rules for RBF and forms part of institutions’ Department for Education funding agreements. Institutions must comply with the rules, within the context of the RBF policies they set, to manage the funds and must be able to show they comply with this guide at any audit.

Published 2 April 2025