Cost barriers to learning at Level 3

Emily Jones, Yasmin White, Sophie Hall, Mags Bexon

This research, carried out by Learning and Work Institute on behalf of the Department for Education, provides evidence on:

• The financial barriers that learners face
• How learning impacts on individuals’ financial circumstances
• How learners support themselves financially whilst learning
• Learners’ knowledge and experience of existing financial support
• The extent to which financial support towards wider cost barriers would incentivise adults to take up the Level 3 offer.