Care to Learn Scheme
(asked on 14th September 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on the Care to Learn scheme in each of the last five years; and how many people have (a) made a claim and (b) been eligible for support under that scheme in each of the last five years.
Data showing the number of people eligible for support under the Care to Learn scheme and the total payments made for academic year 2022/23 is not yet available.
Eligible students apply for Care to Learn support through their education institution. The department does not routinely gather information about rejected applications from them.
The figures below cover the previous five academic years:
Academic year | Care to Learn Take-up | Total payments |
2017/18 | 2,345 | £10,292,914 |
2018/19 | 2,003 | £8,096,905 |
2019/20 | 1,376 | £6,090,356 |
2020/21 | 1,155 | £5,034,029 |
2021/22 | 1,052 | £4,665,735 |