Further Education: Finance
Commons · Question 2187 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration she has given to funding further education colleges on an in-year basis where student enrolments exceed forecast allocations.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 22 May 2026
We recognise that where an institution makes a particularly significant expansion in student numbers in a single year, that can cause cost pressures. For that reason, we provide exceptional in-year growth funding for institutions that grow student numbers...