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Additional 16-18 learner allocation funding
An additional £655m funding was announced in today’s budget, to be spent over the next two years on 16-18 learner allocations. In the light of increasing numbers of learners and concerns about the availability of funding to support them, this is very welcome news. It will enable the LSC to fund 54,500 extra learners each year in schools, colleges and independent providers beyond the numbers in the Grant Letter and in addition to the already announced growth in Apprenticeships. We confirm that we will be writing to schools and colleges by the end of April to give them the immediate reassurance they will receive the funding for learners they have already planned for and the next steps.
Letter from the LSC to Providers - 28th April 2009 (55KB)
The September Guarantee - 27th April 2009 (40KB)
