Colleges and training providers that deliver adult education in Liverpool will receive a one-off 5 per cent funding rate uplift this year to help them cope with rising costs and inflation.
The increase will apply to 2022/23 with leaders at Liverpool City Region reviewing whether to increase the base rate again in the next academic year and beyond.
The move follows a meeting between mayor Steve Rotheram and colleges in the area who spoke of their battle with the cost-of-living crisis, particularly the challenges posed by rising energy prices as well as staffing pressures.
It comes weeks after the Education and Skills Funding Agency announced a 2.2 per cent uplift for the national adult education budget in both 2022/23 and 2023/24, which will also include an additional 20 per cent boost in “vital” subjects such as engineering and maths.
