Schools can claim back up to £4,000 for RAAC surveys, but only if they were completed during a two-month period last year.
The Department for Education has announced responsible bodies, usually councils and academy trusts, will be able to claw back the cash for checks to identify the dangerous concrete carried out between August 30 and November 1 2023.
It is not clear why a cut-off point of November 1 has been applied. The DfE was approached for clarification.
Guidance published this afternoon also said leaders will only be eligible for the money if the DfE had not already funded or carried out a RAAC survey at the site.
