Further Education: Finance
Commons · Question 1164 · Tabled 14 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 20 May 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the 2025-26 16 to 19 funding settlement, what estimate she has made of the real-terms change in per-student funding for further education colleges after inflation and energy cost increases are
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 20 May 2026
The average total programme funding for all 16 to 19-year-olds, including those at further education colleges, school sixth forms and other providers, has increased from £6,219 in the 2024/25 academic year to £6,762 in the 2025/26 academic year, an increa...