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Change description : 2025-05-21 10:07:00: We have updated the funding claims user guide. The year-end funding claim window will open at 9am on Monday 19 June 2025. Submit your year-end funding claim by 5pm on Thursday 12 June 2025. [Guidance and regulation]

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ESFA funding claims and reconciliation

Information for education and skills training providers on the funding claims and reconciliation process.

Applies to England

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The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) closed on 31 March 2025. All activity has moved to the Department for Education (DfE). You should continue to follow this guidance.

Funding claims guidance will help you understand how and where to complete and submit your funding claims.

The mid-yearyear-end funding claim window will open at 9am on Monday 109 FebruaryJune 2025.

Please submit your mid-yearyear-end funding claim by 5pm on Thursday 1312 FebruaryJune 2025.

If you have any questions, please contact your territorialplace based colleague or use our customer help centre.

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Published 24 February 2014

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    1. We have updated the funding claims user guide for mid-year funding claims. The mid-year funding claim window will open at 9am on Monday 10 February 2025. Please submit your mid-year funding claim by 5pm on Thursday 13 February 2025.

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Update history

2025-05-21 10:07
We have updated the funding claims user guide. The year-end funding claim window will open at 9am on Monday 19 June 2025. Submit your year-end funding claim by 5pm on Thursday 12 June 2025.

2025-02-05 12:37
We have updated the funding claims user guide for mid-year funding claims. The mid-year funding claim window will open at 9am on Monday 10 February 2025.Please submit your mid-year funding claim by 5pm on Thursday 13 February 2025.

2024-12-16 09:14
We have published the 2024 to 2025 funding claims guidance.

2024-10-22 09:23
We have updated the funding claims user guidance.

2024-06-04 14:28
We have updated the funding claims user guide. The year-end funding claim window will open at 9am on Monday 10 June 2024. Submit your year-end funding claim by 5pm on Thursday 13 June 2024.

2024-02-06 12:05
We have updated the funding claims user guide to support you with submitting your mid-year funding claims. The form closes on Tuesday 13 February at 5pm.

2023-11-30 12:39
We have updated the how to submit a funding claim guidance for 2023 to 2024.

2023-10-18 09:03
We have updated the funding claims user guide. The final funding claim window will open at 9am on Tuesday 24 October 2023.

2023-06-09 13:29
We’ve added an extra line into section one about the earnings boost announcement. You must not enter any adjustments relating to the earnings boost in your funding claim. Please read the new line for more information.

2023-06-07 11:46
We have updated the funding claims user guide to help you to submit your year-end funding claims. The submission window will open at 9am on Thursday 8 June 2023. Please submit your year-end funding claim by 5pm on Tuesday 13 June 2023

2023-04-17 09:29
We have added “Reconciliation thresholds for under and over-delivery for Education and Skills Funding Agency adult education budget (AEB) academic year 2022 to 2023”.We have removed “ESFA 2020 to 2021 end of year reconciliation for adult education budget (AEB) and advanced learner loans bursary (ALLB) grant funded providers” and “Reconciliation thresholds for under and over-delivery for Education and Skills Funding Agency adult education budget (AEB) academic year 2021 to 2022”.

2023-02-02 11:15
We have updated the Funding claims user guide

2023-01-12 15:22
We have removed the funding claim guide for 2021 to 2022 because this process is now closed.

2022-12-05 09:51
We have added the guidance on How to submit a funding claim for 2022 to 2023 and removed the guidance How to submit a funding claim for 2020 to 2021.

2022-10-21 14:20
We have updated the final claims user guide to support you with your claims.

2022-06-22 10:02
We have added the reconciliation thresholds for under and over-delivery for Education and Skills Funding Agency adult education budget (AEB) academic year 2021 to 2022.

2022-06-08 09:14
We have updated the funding claims user guide to support you in submitting your funding claim.