Understand your 16 to 19 funding allocation statement
Guidance to help schools, colleges, local authorities and independent learning providers understand their funding allocation statement, including how we calculate funding.
Review your funding allocation statement
Your funding allocation statement shows how much funding you will receive for the academic year and how we have calculated it. You can find your statement on Document exchange. Use the guidance to:
- understand each section of your statement
- see how your allocation is calculated
- identify anything that looks incorrect
Read what has changed for the current academic year
See what is new or has changed for the academic year so you can understand how this impacts your funding.
Check your data using your allocation calculation toolkit
We calculate your funding allocation using data that you return to us.
You can find your toolkit on Document exchange. Use it to:
- check learner numbers and funding factors
- understand how we calculated your funding
- spot errors in your data
- identify issues before submitting a business case
Submit a business case if something looks wrong
Understand when you can and cannot submit a business case to correct your funding allocation.
Check your allocation and payment dates
These are the allocation and payment dates for DfE funded post-16 education and skills funding. Use this page to see what funding you should receive and when to expect your allocations and payments for each year.
Need something else?
Go to our 16 to 19 education and skills funding collection page for:
- funding rules and advice on rates and formula
- financial support for students
- funding agreements and contracts
- published funding allocations