Element 1
Core programme funding
Element 2
£6,000 additional support
Element 3
LA top-up (above £6,000)
ILR flag
HNS = 1
The three elements
Element 1 is the core programme funding a student would attract anyway. Element 2 provides up to £6,000 of additional support per student. Element 3 is top-up funding, agreed with and paid by the placing local authority, to cover costs above the first £6,000.
Recording in the ILR
The High Needs Students (HNS) marker is set where a local authority has agreed element-3 top-up funding. This is collected for funding model 25 students and feeds both funding and monitoring.
Indicative summary only. Always confirm against the official source documents before making funding or compliance decisions.