Adult education budget (AEB) funding rules 2021 to 2022

Sets out the rules that apply to ESFA funded AEB provision for the 2021 to 2022 funding year.

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Version 1: May 2021

This document sets out the main changes on:

• residency eligibility to reflect the position for EU and EEA learners
• contracting section has been removed. The Register of Training Organisations is being formally decommissioned on 31 July 2021 and the subcontracting rules will be published separately in the spring term at: Post-16 education subcontracting: using funding to offer education and training
• the government contribution table has been simplified and information is now presented by the different age groups (19 to 23 and 24+)
• references to the ‘High value courses for school and college leavers: a one-year skills offer for 18 and 19 year olds’ have been updated to clarify that the offer will not be available for new learner starts from 1 August 2021

If you have a specific query about a section or paragraph in the funding rules document, please use our online enquiry form or speak to your territorial lead contact.

For a summary of changes to the AEB rules, please see page 64.

We know that providers are working through exceptional circumstances due to Coronavirus (COVID-19). We may publish further updates about the impact of COVID-19 on our funding rules as these become clear. We will tell you about any changes in our ESFA update. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued hard work in these difficult times. For further information on COVID-19 response, please read the guidance on Maintaining education and Skills training provision: further education providers.

Published 12 May 2021 Print this page