Armed Forces: Private Education
(asked on 2nd September 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's staff are in receipt of support for private school fees for children whose parents are stationed (a) in the UK and (b) overseas.
Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) was reviewed as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010. Since then, our reforms have reduced costs by around £30 million per annum along with an associated reduction in claimants. Work continues to further reduce the cost of the allowance, whilst ensuring funding goes to those who really need it, with the latest governance changes taking effect on 1 September 2016.
The requested information is provided in the following table.
Continuity of Education Allowance, Number of Claimants and Cost (UK and Overseas) by Financial Year (FY)
| FY 2015-16 |
UK Claimants | 3,040 |
Overseas Claimants | 630 |
Total Claimants | 3,670 |
UK Cost (£ million) | 67 |
Overseas Cost (£ million) | 13.8 |
Total Cost (£ million) | 80.8 |
Note: all numbers are rounded