Guidance

Adult education budget (AEB) funding rules 2022 to 2023

Sets out the rules that apply to ESFA funded AEB provision for the 2022 to 2023 funding year.

• From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
• Published: 13 April 2022
• Last updated: 28 April 2023
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  1. 28 April 2023

     We have updated the AEB funding and performance management rules for 2022 to 2023. Changes include information on AEB 110% threshold (over delivery of AEB, up from 103%), earnings boost (refers providers to the funding rates and formula guidance) and AEB CfS contract extensions (extending the procured contracts to allow completion of learners)

  2. 28 March 2023

     We have updated the rules to align our administrative earnings thresholds to DWP rates which come into effect on 1 April 2023.

  3. 16 November 2022

     We have updated the rules to align our administrative earnings thresholds to DWP. We have also clarified rules for free courses for jobs and ESOL. We have also published a level 3 qualifications flow chart which sets out the options available to a learner who wishes to enrol on a level 3 qualification funded by ESFA.

  4. 12 October 2022

     We have published version 2 of the AEB funding rules for 2022 to 2023 to include a new section on the performance management rules. Please read the what’s new section of the rules to see main changes.

  5. 3 August 2022

     We have made an update to the 'Heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver training' section.

  6. 6 July 2022

     We have published version 1 of the adult education budget funding rules for 2022 to 2023. A full breakdown of the changes is included in the 'what's new' new section in the document.

  7. 13 April 2022

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 25 March 2025

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Adult education budget: funding and performance management rules 2022 to 2023

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Adult education budget: Level 3 qualifications flow charts

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We have published an update to the ESFA adult education budget (AEB) funding rules for the 2022 to 2023 funding year (1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023).

The rules apply to all providers of education and training who receive AEB funding from the Secretary of State for Education acting through ESFA.

If you have any feedback about the funding rules document, please contact us using our online enquiry form or speak to your territorial lead.