Students: Loans
(asked on 8th May 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the 2016–17 Adult Learner Budget in England was loaned for maintenance costs to (1) 19–24 year olds, and (2) those aged 25 and over.
This question was answered on 22nd May 2018
There are no maintenance loans paid from the Adult Education Budget (AEB).
AEB providers have access to Learner Support funding, which can be used to support eligible learners with some costs such as childcare, transport and residential costs. For 2016 to 2017 the total spend on Learner Support within the AEB was £67 million. This information is not available by age.