Funding Updates for Post-16 Settings and Academies: Academic Year 2025 to 2026

The Department for Education has published important new and updated information to help post-16 providers and academies understand their funding allocations and payment timelines for the upcoming academic years. Here’s a summary of what’s new and how you can access the information.

Payments and Allocations for Post-16 Settings (2025 to 2026)

A new GOV.UK page is now available showing payments and allocations information for post-16 settings for the academic year 2025 to 2026.

This page allows providers to:

1. View the funding their setting is expected to receive
2. Understand when allocations and payments will be made
3. Plan more effectively for the 2025 to 2026 academic year

The page is designed to give greater transparency and clarity around post-16 funding arrangements.

This single page will update you on changes and signpost you to the changes @nd updates as they happen 

We anticipate allocation calculation toolkits beginning to land in the next couple of weeks clients please send a copy to us asap for review and reporting