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Scenario

An adult learner is recorded under the wrong funding model

An aim has been recorded under a funding model that does not match the provision. Everything downstream is assessed against the wrong rulebook.

Funding year2026–27Awaiting verificationSee the sourcesReport an issue

The situation

Stream
Adult provision
Recorded
Under a funding model that does not match the provision type
Found
During a monthly funding reconciliation

Constructed for teaching. No scenario in the Academy contains real learner data, and none ever will.

What is the first thing to establish?

The rules behind this

Official requirement

The funding model recorded against a learning delivery determines which funding rules, which calculation and which reports apply to it.

Official requirement

Adult Skills Fund eligibility depends on the learner's age, residency and circumstances, and the provider must hold evidence of eligibility before funding is claimed.

Sources

These are the official documents this page rests on. Where a figure, a deadline or an exact rule matters, the document is the authority and this page is the explanation.

Adult Skills Fund funding and performance management rules 2026 to 2027 (opens in a new tab)

GOV.UKOfficial funding document2026–27Awaiting first verification

Advice: funding regulations for post-16 provision (opens in a new tab)

GOV.UKOfficial funding documentAwaiting first verification

ILR specification 2026 to 2027 (opens in a new tab)

Department for EducationOfficial technical document2026–27Awaiting first verification

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