PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Students: Finance (15 October 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for how long the age at which students have been able to obtain public funding for their first Level 3 qualification has been capped at 23.
Asked by:
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative)
Asked by:
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative)
Answer
Grant funding for learners aged 24 and over studying a first full level 3 qualification was replaced with support through Advanced Learner Loans and the loans Bursary Fund in 2013/14.
My right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, recently announced a targeted expansion of the level 3 entitlement, through the National Skills Fund. We are now extending the offer eligibility for a first full level 3 so that adults who are above the age of 23 can also benefit from courses that have the best possible returns for individuals, employers, and the nation.
Answered by:
Gillian Keegan (Conservative)
26 October 2020
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