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]
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.
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.
16 December 2024
We have published the 2024 to 2025 funding claims guidance.
22 October 2024
We have updated the funding claims user guidance.
4 June 2024
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.
6 February 2024
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.
30 November 2023
We have updated the how to submit a funding claim guidance for 2023 to 2024.
18 October 2023
We have updated the funding claims user guide. The final funding claim window will open at 9am on Tuesday 24 October 2023.
9 June 2023
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.
7 June 2023
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
17 April 2023
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".
2 February 2023
We have updated the Funding claims user guide
12 January 2023
We have removed the funding claim guide for 2021 to 2022 because this process is now closed.
5 December 2022
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.
21 October 2022
We have updated the final claims user guide to support you with your claims.
22 June 2022
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.
8 June 2022
We have updated the funding claims user guide to support you in submitting your funding claim.
8 February 2022
We have updated the how to submite a funding claim guidance document.
5 January 2022
We have added guidance on how to submit a funding claim for 2021 to 2022.
25 October 2021
We have updated the funding claims user guide.
23 July 2021
We've added additional guidance to the ESFA 2020 to 2021 end of year reconciliation for adult education budget (AEB) and advanced learner loans bursary (ALLB) grant funded providers.
7 June 2021
We have updated the funding claims user guidance. The year-end claims window open Tuesday 8 June 2021.
10 May 2021
We have updated the funding claims 2020 to 2021 guidance with a section on 19 to 24 traineeship learner support 2020 procurement (section 4.6).
31 March 2021
We have added further information regarding the 2020 to 2021 end of year reconciliation threshold for adult education budget (AEB) and advanced learner loans bursary (ALLB) grant funded providers
20 January 2021
We have updated the funding claims guidance for 2020 to 2021
3 December 2020
We have added details and guidance on how to submit your 2020 to 2021 mid-year forecast funding claim.
23 October 2020
We have updated the funding claims user guide for the final claims process for 2019 to 2020
15 October 2020
We have updated the how to submit a funding claim guidance to include business case instructions and clarity regarding audits.
30 September 2020
We have updated the how to submit a funding claim for 2019 to 2020
6 May 2020
We have updated our guidance on year-end forecast funding claims: providers with selected allocations no longer need to submit a year-end forecast funding claim for 2019 to 2020
7 February 2020
We have added the Funding claims user guide
29 November 2019
We have updated information relating to submission of 2018 to 2019 Final Reconciliation Statements.
22 October 2019
We have updated the funding claims user guide for 2018 to 2019
15 October 2019
We have updated the 2018 to 2019 funding claims deadline
3 October 2019
We have added the 2019 to 2020 funding claims guidance
4 June 2019
We have published the funding claims user guide to help providers submit their funding claims.
31 May 2019
We have updated the deadlines to make your final funding claims.
5 February 2019
We have published information on 2018 to 2019 reconciliation.
18 January 2019
We have published the mid-year funding claims user guide for 2018 to 2019.
8 January 2019
We've updated the 'How to submit a funding claim' guide for the 2018 to 2019 funding year.
26 November 2018
We have published updated information on the 2017 to 2018 reconciliation policy including over-delivery payments and Apprenticeships and 16-18 traineeships over-delivery.
19 October 2018
The final funding claim collection for colleges and training providers is now open. Claims must be submitted in the Hub by Monday 29 October, and claims must be signed off by Manage your education and skills funding (previously known as, Skills funding service) by Wednesday 31 October.
19 October 2018
We've published information that the opening of the final funding claim collection for colleges and training providers has been delayed and will now open on Monday 22 October.
15 October 2018
We've published a user guide for final funding claims for 2017 to 2018.
10 September 2018
Added a user guide for year-end funding claims for 2017 to 2018.
18 July 2018
We have amended the date providers can submit (if applicable) an exception case following the final claim process to 21 December 2018. We have also brought forward the date any reconciliation clawback/payment will be actioned from to December 2018.
31 January 2018
Mid-year funding claims for 2017 to 2018 – user guide published.
24 January 2018
Updated information on how to submit a funding claim.
24 November 2017
Updated information about 2016 to 2017 final reconciliation statements.
17 October 2017
Updated funding claims user guide.
28 September 2017
Editorial change detailing 2016 to 2017 year-end reconciliation statements made to page on 28 September 2017.
6 September 2017
Updated user guide.
2 February 2017
Added the funding claims user guide.
23 January 2017
Updated guidance for providers that have to submit a funding claim for 2016 to 2017.
16 December 2016
Added information about the final reconciliation statements for the 2015 to 2016 funding year.
18 October 2016
Updated funding claims 2015 to 2016 - user guide.
5 October 2016
Added a note for providers funded through a grant for their adult skills budget.
31 August 2016
Updated funding claims guidance document and user guide.
15 February 2016
New version of SFA funding claims user guide uploaded on 15 February 2016.
5 February 2016
New version of SFA funding claims user guide uploaded on 5 February 2016
25 January 2016
SFA Funding Claims 2015 to 2016 User Guide uploaded on 25 January 2016.
13 January 2016
We have now published the Funding Claims 2015 to 2016 document.
19 October 2015
October 2015: now published - revised versions of the claim forms for Adult Skills Budget and Discretionary Learner Support.
24 August 2015
Updated SFA funding claim: community learning forms.
13 July 2015
We have published a new version of the Funding Claims document. We now request you submit a copy of the signed final funding claim form by attaching a scanned version to the Hub rather than by post. You still need to do this by the deadline date published in Annex A. We have amended paragraphs 17, 40, 54 and 64 to reflect this change.
13 November 2014
Funding Claims 2014 to 2015 and the associated funding claims forms have now been published.
9 July 2014
Updated version of the Funding Claims 2013/2014 has now been published.