Guidance

Earnings adjustment statement (EAS)

Information about how to claim funding for some types of learning adjustments that you cannot report in the individualised learner record (ILR)

From:
Education and Skills Funding Agency
Published
28 February 2020
Last updated
26 September 2023 — See all updates

What is the earnings adjustment statement

The earnings adjustment statement (EAS) is an online process that you use to claim funding that you cannot report in the ILR. This is not a mandatory return; you only use the EAS when you are claiming for funding as you can claim the following funding in the EAS:

  • Excess learning support
  • Prince’s Trust
  • Authorised claims (including audit adjustments)
  • Learner support
  • Vulnerable student bursary, the discretionary bursary and free meals
  • Earnings adjustments for devolved authorities

You cannot claim exceptional learning support through EAS. To do this, you must complete the exceptional learning support cost form.

How to submit the EAS

The EAS is a comma separated value (CSV) data collection and you must upload your submission through submit learner data.

It’s important that you use the format shown in our example file so that your submission is approved. We publish guidance annually to help you get your submissions right specified in the funding rules.

We have published guidance, sample files and validation rules for to help you submit your claims and resolve queries.

Deadlines for submissions

You can submit an EAS for the 2022 to 2023 year any time up to the close of R14 in October 2023.

You can submit an EAS for the 2023 to 2024 year any time up to the close of R14 in October 2024.

Getting Paid

We pay you monthly in arrears for all provision except devolved Adult Education Budget. We will add the extra funding you claim through the EAS to your ILR earnings. We will pay you each month at a contract level.

Previous years EAS guidance

Published 28 February 2020
Last updated 26 September 2023 + show all updates

  1. We have added information about the earnings adjustment statement 2023 to 2024. You can submit an EAS for 2022 to 2023, any time up to the close of R14 in October 2023 and any time up to the close of R14 in October 2024 for 2023 to 2024.

  2. We have added a link to the 2020 to 2021 Earnings adjustments statement guidance

  3. First published.

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