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Guidance on claiming Universal Credit if you're a student.
The rules employers and training providers must follow to get funding for training and assessing apprentices in England.
Purpose On 22 April 2026, we published the draft 2026 to 2027…
July 2026 – version 1.1 Introduction Currently around 1% of…
Advice for institutions on the financial support young people may be able to access to help them participate in education and training.
Guidance to help provide free meals to disadvantaged 16 to 18 year old students in further education funded institutions.
Funding for schools and 16 to 19 providers for 2026 to 2027 through the inclusive mainstream fund.
Guidance for institutions that administer the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund, which provides financial support to help eligible students participate in education.
Details for 16 to 19 funded institutions on how funding will work in academic year 2026 to 2027.
The rules for apprenticeship training and assessment funding, and guidance on the changes to assessment.
Information on applying for funding for international study and work placements for schools, further education providers and higher education providers.
Sets out the rules that apply to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) funded adult skills fund (ASF) provision for the funding year.
Guidance on 16 to 19 education and skills funding rules for the current and previous funding years.
How to apply to join the apprenticeship provider and assessment register (APAR) to receive government funding to train apprentices.
How to apply for the Erasmus+ programme that provides funding for individuals and groups to take part in learning, training or work activities abroad.
An overview of 16 to 19 education funding and how we calculate.
Guidance for institutions delivering post-16 education on the National Insurance contributions (NICs) grant.
Rules and guidance for using 16 to 19 formula funding allocated by ESFA.
The rules for apprenticeship unit funding.
The funding rates and formula used to calculate the education and skills funding arrangements for 16 to 19 year olds.
Roles and responsibilities for apprenticeship gateway and resits for end-point assessment.
Explains how we calculate your 16 to 19 funding allocation.
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