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Social Work Bursary and Education Support Grant information packs

Information for higher education institutions and students on Social Work Bursary and Education Support Grant arrangements for the academic year 2025 to 2026.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 30 May 2013
• Last updated: 30 April 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Social Work Bursary and Education Support Grant information pack for academic year 2025 to 2026

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This guidance contains the Social Work Bursary allocations for higher education institutions, and the Education Support Grant rates for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.

More information, including how to apply for a Social Work Bursary, can be found on the NHS Business Services Authority’s page on Social Work Bursaries.

Published 30 May 2013

Last updated 30 April 2025 + show all updates

1. 30 April 2025

   Added the Social Work Bursary and Education Support Grant information for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.

2. 4 December 2024

   Updated ‘SWB guidance for HEIs by NHSBSA’ section of the information pack to clarify that bursary allocations may be transferred across HEIs.

3. 29 July 2024

   Added the social work bursary information for the 2024 to 2025 academic year.

4. 24 May 2023

   Updated the page with the social work bursary (SWB) allocations for 2023 to 2024.

5. 17 May 2022

   Updated with document on the social work bursary arrangements for the 2022 to 2023 academic year.

6. 27 July 2021

   Updated with document on the social work bursary arrangements for the 2021 to 2022 academic year.

7. 15 February 2021

   Updated with document on the social work bursary arrangements for the 2020 academic year.

8. 1 July 2019

   Updated with document on the social work bursary arrangements for the 2019 academic year.

9. 30 April 2018

   Replaced document on the social work bursary arrangements for the 2018 academic year – an error in the calculation of the postgraduate social work bursary allocation has been corrected.

10. 26 April 2018

    Published document on the social work bursary arrangements for the 2018 academic year.

11. 21 July 2017

    Updated with bursary allocations for academic year 2017.

12. 5 August 2016

    Updated Information for higher education institutions and students on the social work bursary arrangements for the 2016 academic year.

13. 29 June 2015

    Published social work bursary arrangements: 2015 information pack and updated the social work bursary information for HEIs and students

14. 25 June 2014

    Updates the social work bursary information for HEIs and students (2nd edition) and contains revised allocations for some HEIs.

15. 15 May 2014

    Published social work bursary arrangements: 2014 information pack

16. 30 May 2013

    First published.