Guidance

Claim Care to Learn or vulnerable bursary funding: guidance for providers

How Department for Education funded 16 to 19 settings can make a funding claim for Care to Learn, or the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund for defined vulnerable groups.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 7 September 2026

Applies to England

Documents

Care to Learn and vulnerable bursary claims: guidance for providers

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Fill in the Care to Learn claim form: guide for providers

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Fill in the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund for defined vulnerable groups claim form: guide for providers

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Details

This guidance is for settings who need to claim funding for eligible students in the 2026 to 2027 academic year, for:

• Care to Learn
• the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund for defined vulnerable groups

The guides give information on how to fill in the fields in the claim forms.

Published 7 September 2026