The Department for Education has quietly delayed the introduction of the lifelong learning entitlement.
Students won’t be able to apply for LLE funding until September 2025, seven months after the planned February launch of the first LLE applications.
Teaching of courses funded through the LEE will now not start until at least January 2026, rather than September 2025.
In a letter sent to providers today, seen by FE Week, new skills minister Luke Hall said the Student Loans Company (SLC) needed more time to develop its systems.
