Skills Bootcamps funding allocations: 2025 to 2026
Published 27 May 2025
Applies to England
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Skills Bootcamps were introduced in 2020 to support adults to upskill and retrain in priority sectors with skills shortages such as construction, digital and heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driving.
They are employer co-designed, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, with an offer of a job interview for eligible participants on completion of the course.
Skills Bootcamps have previously been funded through local grants or contracts managed by the Department for Education. From the financial year 2025 to 2026, DfE will directly fund mayoral strategic authorities and other local areas.
Allocations summary
| Local area | Maximum total grant allocation |
|---|---|
| Brighton and Hove City Council | £3,595,243.00 |
| Buckinghamshire County Council | £3,966,741.00 |
| Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority | £3,886,666.00 |
| Cheshire East Council (Cheshire and Warrington) | £10,577,458.26 |
| Cornwall Council | £3,906,960.00 |
| Cumberland Council | £2,945,272.59 |
| East Midlands County Combined Authority | £6,349,867.16 |
| Devon County Council | £8,695,505.83 |
| East Sussex County Council | £2,628,463.55 |
| Greater London Authority | £29,993,792.98 |
| Essex County Council | £4,122,521.00 |
| Lincolnshire County Council | £5,063,777.00 |
| Hampshire County Council | £7,151,134.20 |
| Hertfordshire County Council | £5,642,193.29 |
| Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority | £11,387,096.06 |
| Kent County Council | £1,884,968.00 |
| Lancashire County Council | £7,034,047.09 |
| Leicestershire County Council | £3,235,200.00 |
| Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | £12,469,700.00 |
| Suffolk County Council | £4,934,896.00 |
| Northeast Combined Authority | £28,282,561.00 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | £2,366,600.00 |
| Portsmouth City Council (The Solent) | £3,994,500.00 |
| Somerset County Council | £4,746,687.68 |
| South Yorkshire Combined Authority | £6,054,954.69 |
| Surrey County Council | £3,169,650.00 |
| Wiltshire County Council | £2,111,000.00 |
| Tees Valley Combined Authority | £5,469,579.70 |
| Wokingham Council (Thames Valley) | £6,648,619.27 |
| West of England Combined Authority | £12,791,894.00 |
| West Sussex County Council | £4,383,363.29 |
| West Yorkshire Combined Authority | £8,306,717.00 |
| Worcestershire County Council | £2,602,306.30 |
| York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority | £2,994,192.60 |
| Total | £233,394,128.55 |
The following caveats apply:
- This does not include funds transferred to West Midlands and Greater Manchester Combined Authorities as part of their integrated settlement for the financial year 2025 to 2026.
- The total grant allocated represents the maximum amount allocated to each area. DfE does not expect areas to spend their full allocation.
- Areas typically spend about 50% to 60% of their allocation due to normal attrition and the payment milestone approach.
- Individual allocations are based on demand indicated through historic delivery and proposals submitted by areas.