Recurrent funding

Covering letter (July 2022)
This is a copy of the 2022-23 covering letter sent to providers in July 2022.

2022-23 Recurrent grant technical guidance
This document provides technical guidance to explain how the figures in the 2022-23 grant tables are derived. It also includes information on how to make data amendments and guidance on appeals.

Summary data

These documents summarise our allocations across the sector. The tables combine the allocations to all our funded providers. They show the total for each funding stream, as well as the total student numbers that the stream is shared between.

2022-23 Sector tables (July 2023)
These tables show the allocations as they were announced in July 2023.

2022-23 Sector tables (March 2023)
These tables show the allocations as they were announced in March 2023.

2022-23 Sector tables (December 2022)
These tables show the allocations as they were announced in December 2022.

2022-23 Sector tables (July 2022)
These tables show the allocations as they were announced in July 2022.

Covering letter (July 2021)
This is a copy of the 2021-22 covering letter sent to providers in July 2021.

2021-22 Recurrent grant technical guidance
This document provides technical guidance to explain how the figures in the 2021-22 grant tables are derived. It also includes information on how to make data amendments and guidance on appeals.

Summary data

These documents summarise our allocations across the sector. The tables combine the allocations to all our funded providers. They show the total for each funding stream, as well as the total student numbers that the stream is shared between. 

2021-22 Sector tables (December 2022)
These tables show the allocations as they were announced in December 2022.

2021-22 Sector tables (February 2022)
These tables show the allocations as they were announced in February 2022.

2021-22 Sector tables (July 2021)
These tables show the allocations as they were announced in July 2021.

Covering letter (May 2020)
This is a template for the 2020-21 covering letter sent to providers in May 2020.

2020-21 Recurrent grant technical guidance
This document provides technical guidance to explain how the figures in the 2020-21 grant tables are derived. It also includes information on how to make data amendments and guidance on appeals.

Summary data

These documents summarise our allocations across the sector, as well as the student numbers that they are based on.

2020-21 Sector tables (May 2020)
These tables combine the allocations to all our funded providers. They show the total for each funding stream, as well as the total student numbers that the stream is shared between. They show the allocations as they were announced in May 2020.

2020-21 Sector tables (July 2020)
These tables combine the allocations to all our funded providers. They show the total for each funding stream, as well as the total student numbers that the stream is shared between. They show updated allocations as announced in July 2020.

2020-21 Sector tables (October 2020)
These tables combine the allocations to all our funded providers. They show the total for each funding stream, as well as the total student numbers that the stream is shared between. They show updated allocations as announced in October 2020.

Covering letter (May 2019)
This is a template for the 2019-20 covering letter sent to providers in May 2019.

2019-20 Recurrent grant technical guidance
This document provides technical guidance to explain how the figures in the 2019-20 grant tables are derived. It also includes information on how to make data amendments and guidance on appeals.

Summary data

These documents summarise our allocations across the sector, as well as the student numbers that they are based on.

• 2019-20 Sector tables (May 2019)
  These tables combine the allocations to all our funded providers. They show the total for each funding stream, as well as the total student numbers that the stream is shared between. They show the allocations as they were announced in May 2019.
• 2019-20 Sector tables (July 2019)
  These tables show the updated allocations announced in July 2019, which includes allocations for some providers registered after the May announcement.
• 2019-20 Sector tables (October 2019)
  These tables show the updated allocations announced in October 2019, which includes allocations for some providers registered after the July announcement. 
• 2019-20 Sector tables (March 2020)
  These tables show the updated allocations announced in March 2020, which includes allocations for some providers registered after the October announcement.
• 2019-20 Sector tables (July 2020)
  These tables combine the allocations to all our funded providers. They show the total for each funding stream, as well as the total student numbers that the stream is shared between. They show updated allocations as announced in July 2020.
• 2019-20 Sector tables (October 2020)
  These tables combine the allocations to all our funded providers. They show the total for each funding stream, as well as the total student numbers that the stream is shared between. They show updated allocations as announced in October 2020.

HESES18 and HEIFES18 data was released as an official statistic and can be accessed from our data collection pages. 

• Covering letter (May 2018)
  This is a template for the 2018-19 covering letter sent to providers in May 2018.
• 2018-19 Technical guidance for higher education institutions
  This document provides technical guidance to explain how the figures in the 2018-19 grant tables are derived. It also includes information on how to make data amendments and guidance on appeals.
• 2018-19 Technical guidance for further education and sixth form colleges
  This document provides technical guidance to explain how the figures in the 2018-19 grant tables are derived. It also includes information on how to make data amendments and guidance on appeals.
• 2018-19 Grant tables for higher education providers
  See copies of the individual grant tables for each provider.

Summary data

These documents summarise our allocations across the sector, as well as the student numbers that they are based on.

Sector tables

These tables combine the allocations to all our funded providers. They show the total for each funding stream, as well as the total student numbers that the stream is shared between. There are two versions of these tables, one released in May 2018 and an updated table release in October 2018.

• 2018-19 Sector tables (May 2018)
  These tables show the allocations as they were announced in May 2018.
• 2018-19 Sector tables (October 2018)
  These tables show the updated allocations announced in October 2018, which incorporate some minor changes. 

Summary table

• HESES17 and HEIFES17 summary table (updated October 2018)
  This is a summary of the information provided to us in the HESES17 and HEIFES17 surveys. The 2017-18 student numbers returned in this survey were used to calculate funding for 2018-19. This data was updated in October 2018 to reflect changes that we have agreed to accept for a small number of providers.