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Written question asked by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 December 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 December 2014. It was answered by Lord Nash (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 December 2014 on behalf of the Department for Education.


16-19 Bursary Fund

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much government funding has been made available for the Education Maintenance Allowance and its replacement Bursary Fund each year since 2010.

Answer

The amount of government funding allocated to the Education Maintenance Allowance and the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund each year since 2010 is set out in the table below.

The Bursary Fund budget is £180m per academic year.

Financial Year

Education Maintenance Allowance

16 to 19 Bursary Fund

2010 to 2011

£564m

2011 to 2012

£317m

£77m*

2012 to 2013

£159m**

2013 to 2014

£180m

2014 to 2015

£180m

2015 to 2016

£180m

* Part-year funding in the transitional year.
** Amounted to £180m over the full academic year. The academic year straddles two financial years.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3320
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Finance Education maintenance allowance 16-19 Bursary Fund
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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