DateOfBirth_07: The learner is 25 or over so the Source of funding must not be 16-19 funding
Official rule text
No learners who are over 25 years of age on 31st August of the current teaching year should be funded by 16-19 funding (SoF = 107) regardless of having disability criteria recorded
The official wording, as published in ILR validation rules 2026 to 2027 for 2026–27 and imported on 19 September 2026. Check the source for the current version.
Learner.DateOfBirthLearningDelivery.FundModelLearningDeliveryFAM.LearnDelFAMTypeLearningDeliveryFAM.LearnDelFAMCode
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Sources
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