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Adult education and skills funding: allocations guidance

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

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Education
Published:
18 March 2025
Last updated:
26 May 2026
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  1. Updated 'Advanced learner loans 2026 to 2027 allocations calculator' to improve the data labeling.

  2. Added 'Advanced learner loans 2026 to 2027 allocations calculator'.

  3. Updated 'Adult education and skills funding allocation technical guidance: 2026 to 2027' to include adult skills fund and advanced learner loan allocation calculation details.

  4. 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.

  5. We have updated the guidance with information about free courses for jobs and apprenticeship carry-in allocations.

  6. We have updated the following sections: - apprenticeships non-levy (procured) - advanced learner loan facilities and bursaries - adult skills fund (non-procured) including free courses for jobs - adult skills fund contract for services (procured from August 2023) including free courses for jobs

  7. We have added guidance on the advanced learner loan facilities and bursaries, including adding a calculator

  8. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Adult education and skills funding allocation technical guidance: 2026 to 2027

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Adult business case 2026 to 2027 data return: guidance for completing the digital form

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Advanced learner loans 2026 to 2027 allocations calculator

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Adult education and skills funding allocations: update for 2025 to 2026

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Adult education and skills funding allocation technical guidance: 2025 to 2026

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Adult education and skills funding allocation guidance: 2024 to 2025

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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 2026 to 2027

This is the latest information on funding allocations including how we are changing our funding methodology for funding year 2026 to 2027.

Adult education and skills funding allocation guidance

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

We will update our funding year 2026 to 2027 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 funding year 2026 to 2027.

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