The toolkits have been delayed as announced. In this weeks DfE update

Information: 16 to 19 funding for academic year 2026 to 2027

We know it’s important to confirm funding as soon as possible to help you with financial planning and aim to publish more detail in March 2026.

This will set out details of rates and methodologies to help you to understand how we will allocate funding and get a broad understanding of the amount you will be receiving, in advance of issuing individual provider-level allocations. 

We expect to issue the majority of provider-level allocations for core 16 to 19 funding by the end of March 2026, with the remaining allocations issued in April 2026. The timing of these payments in the next academic year will be as normal