Guidance

Apprenticeship funding rules: 2024 to 2025

The rules employers and training providers must follow to get funding for training and assessing apprentices in England.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 29 July 2026

Applies to England

Documents

Apprenticeship funding rules: 2024 to 2025

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Summary of changes

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Details

The 2024 to 2025 funding rules apply to apprenticeships starting between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025.

The rules apply to:

• employers
• employer-providers
• main providers

There are different funding rules for different apprenticeship start dates. You must follow the funding rules that apply to each apprentice.

We have published the rules for other years separately.

Published 29 July 2026