Draft Apprenticeship Funding Rules, England, 2026 to 2027
Summary
The Department for Work and Pensions has published draft apprenticeship funding rules for England covering the 2026 to 2027 academic year (1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027). The draft rules apply to employers, employer-providers, and main providers, and include a summary of changes explaining specific rules that will change from 1 August 2026. Feedback is requested by Wednesday 6 May 2026 via email, with an updated version to be published in May 2026.
“The draft apprenticeship funding rules for 2026 to 2027 are for information only.”
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The Department for Work and Pensions has released draft apprenticeship funding rules for England covering the 2026 to 2027 period, available for public comment until 6 May 2026. These rules govern how employers and training providers must follow funding requirements for training and assessing apprentices. The draft includes a summary of changes explaining what specific rules are changing from 1 August 2026. Affected parties—including employers, employer-providers, and main providers—should review the draft rules and submit feedback by the 6 May deadline via fundingrules.comments@dwp.gov.uk. The final rules will be published in May 2026 and will apply to apprenticeships starting between 1 August 2026 and 31 July 2027.
Employers and training providers operating apprenticeship programs in England should carefully review the draft funding rules and the summary of changes document to understand upcoming modifications to funding requirements. Organizations should prepare to update their internal compliance procedures to align with the new rules once finalized in May 2026.
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Guidance
Apprenticeship funding rules and assessment plan guidance, 2026 to 2027
The rules employers and training providers must follow to get funding for training and assessing apprentices in England.
From: Department for Work and Pensions Published 22 April 2026 Get emails about this page
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Draft apprenticeship funding rules, 2026 to 2027
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Draft apprenticeship funding rules: summary of changes
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The draft apprenticeship funding rules for 2026 to 2027 are for information only.
If you have any feedback on the draft rules, please email fundingrules.comments@dwp.gov.uk by Wednesday 6 May 2026. We will review all feedback and publish an updated version in May.
The 2026 to 2027 funding rules apply to apprenticeships starting between 1 August 2026 and 31 July 2027.
These rules apply to:
- employers
- employer-providers
- main providers There are different funding rules for different apprenticeship start dates. You must follow the funding rules that apply to each apprentice.
We have published the rules for other years separately.
The summary of changes explains the specific rules that are changing from 1 August 2026.
The guidance on the reforms to apprenticeship assessment is aimed at supporting employers, providers, and assessment organisations in understanding and applying the changes to apprenticeship assessment announced in February 2025.
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