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Written question asked by Stella Creasy (Labour) on Thursday, 14 September 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 September 2023 (named day). It was answered by Will Quince (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 September 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


NHS Learning Support Fund

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on Parental Support from the NHS Learning Support Fund in each of the last five years; and how many people have (a) made a claim and (b) been eligible for support under that scheme in each of the last five years.

Answer

The following table shows for the years 2018/19 to 2022/23 the number of students who received an element of funding from the NHS Learning Support Fund, together with the number of students who received available childcare component and its corresponding expenditure:

Financial Year

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23

Students who Received an Element of Funding

14,067

26,382

110,923

130,213

133,658

Students in Receipt of Child Dependants Allowance (CDA) or Parental Support (PS)

8,014

14,013

36,192

34,034

35,649

CDA and PS Expenditure (£)

5,908,671

11,700,520

35,068,824

49,751,801

52,565,170

Source: NHS Business Services Authority


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
199572
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Parents NHS Learning Support Fund
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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