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Change description : 2026-02-04 11:00:00: We have updated this page to add the adult education and skills funding allocation technical guidance for 2026 to 2027. We will continue to update this guidance and page as we release adult funding allocations. [Guidance and regulation]

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Guidance

Adult education and skills funding: allocations guidance

Explains how we calculate the different funding lines for adult education and skills funding.

Applies to England

Documents

AdvancedAdult Learnereducation Loansand Calculator

Details

We publish information on this page that helps you understand your funding allocations for adult skills funding, advanced learner loans and bursaries and apprenticeships (carry-in and non-levy).

Update on adult education and skills funding allocations for 20252026 to 20262027

This is the latest information on funding allocations including how we are changing our funding methodology for academicfunding year 20252026 to 2026.2027.

Adult education and skills funding allocation guidance

These allocation guides explain how we have calculated your funding allocation for the relevant academicfunding year.

We will update our academicfunding year 20252026 to 20262027 guidance as we progress with issuing allocations.

Business case form and guidance

Use this information to submit a business case after you have received your funding allocation statement for academicfunding year 20252026 to 2026.2027.

Updates to this page

Published 18 March 2025
Last updated 24 JulyFebruary 20252026 + show all updates
  1. We have updated the guidance with information about free courses for jobs and apprenticeship carry-in allocations.

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Update history

2026-02-04 11:00
We have updated this page to add the adult education and skills funding allocation technical guidance for 2026 to 2027. We will continue to update this guidance and page as we release adult funding allocations.

2025-07-02 11:39
We have updated the guidance with information about free courses for jobs and apprenticeship carry-in allocations.

2025-04-24 12:41
We have updated the following sections:apprenticeships non-levy (procured)advanced learner loan facilities and bursariesadult skills fund (non-procured) including free courses for jobsadult skills fund contract for services (procured from August 2023) including free courses for jobs

2025-04-03 10:09
We have added guidance on the advanced learner loan facilities and bursaries, including adding a calculator

2025-03-18 15:13
First published.