Policy paper

Skills funding letter: April 2017 to March 2018

Sets out the funding priorities and available budget for the further education and skills sector in the 2017 to 2018 financial year.

Applies to England

Documents

Skills funding letter: 2017 to 2018

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternative.formats@education.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

The skills funding letter is published annually and sets out the government’s funding priorities for the skills system. It includes information for the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) to set provider allocations for 2017 to 2018, and shows indicative budgets up to 2020.

The letter shows the government’s commitment to investing in and strengthening the further education (FE) sector.

The government is funding high-quality provision that gives good value for money and concentrates on young adults, the low-skilled and those who are unemployed.

Published 14 March 2017