Guidance
Residential Bursary Fund guide: 2024 to 2025
Information for institutions with 16 to 18 Residential Bursary Fund allocations in the 2024 to 2025 academic year.
Applies to England
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This guide is for institutions with Residential Bursary Fund (RBF) allocations in the 2024 to 2025 academic year.
The guide sets out the funding rules for RBF and forms part of institutions’ Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) 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.