Question: What funding is available to assist education facilities with elevated costs during the coronavirus outbreak?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance School funding: exceptional costs associated with coronavirus (COVID-19) for the period March to July 2020
section_headers: How schools can access funding
section_content: Funding will be available to cover costs relating to specific items. These
items are ones we judge are likely to be necessary to allow schools to provide
appropriate support to those children who will continue to attend school under
the current arrangements.
Funding will be available to schools that are unable to meet such additional
costs from their existing resources, or which they could only meet by drawing
down on reserves and undermining their long-term financial sustainability.
While we are not asking schools to draw on existing reserves to meet these
costs, we do not expect schools to make a claim against this funding if they
are anticipating that they will be able to add to their reserves in the 2020
to 2021 financial year.
We are asking schools to make the necessary payments from their existing
budgets and record these in line with local finance policies. In June, we will
publish further guidance for schools on the process for informing us of any
additional costs relating to coronavirus (COVID-19). We understand the
significant challenges schools are facing at present and will therefore make
the process for reporting this information as simple as possible. We will then
make payments – direct to academies, or to local authorities to pass onto
their schools – to reimburse schools for costs they apply for up to the limits
set out below.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Has detailed information about the sources of funding available to schools during the pandemic.
The statement says that funding will be available to schools, but does not actually say how to get that funding.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Could be Improved

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Maintaining education and skills training provision: further education providers
section_headers: Funding
section_content: We recognise that the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak carries financial
implications for many providers, and we are working to make changes where we
can. We set out below the flexibilities we are introducing to support grant
funded providers to continue to deliver learning.
To help manage the financial implications, we can confirm that the Education
and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) will continue to pay grant funded providers
their scheduled monthly profiled payments for the remainder of the 2019/20
funding year.
ESFA allocations for 2020/21 have been confirmed, and payments will be made in
line with the national profile which will be confirmed in the relevant 2020/21
Funding Rules.
*[ESFA]: Education Skills Funding Agency

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Has basic information about one source of education funding available during the pandemic.
This gives a specific example of funding that will be made available to schools, though it only addresses one aspect of school funding.

Reviewer ratings:
Could be Improved
Acceptable

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance School funding: exceptional costs associated with coronavirus (COVID-19) for the period March to July 2020
section_headers: Additional costs covered by the fund
section_content: We understand this is a very challenging time for schools. We encourage all
schools to continue to manage their budgets in the most effective way
possible, and to redirect their existing resources to best support all their
pupils, particularly vulnerable children and children of critical workers, in
the current circumstances.
We have identified areas where we believe is it most likely that schools may
face additional costs, as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
These are:

increased premises related costs (including utilities and resources needed to keep the school open, such as hygiene services) associated with keeping schools open during the Easter and/or summer half term holidays, for vulnerable children and the children of critical workers, over and above the costs that schools would have faced in other circumstances
support for free school meals (FSM) for eligible children who are not attending school , where those costs are not covered by the FSM national voucher scheme - this covers: 
costs to schools arising before the introduction of the national voucher scheme
costs where schools are providing free meals to children for whom the national voucher scheme is inappropriate (for example, because there are no participating supermarkets locally or schools are providing meals directly)


additional cleaning – required due to confirmed or suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, in line with COVID-19: cleaning of non-healthcare settings, over and above the cost of existing cleaning arrangements

If a school faces other, extraordinary costs to deliver appropriate support to
their pupils through this period that are not covered by this list and cannot
be met by existing budgets, they should contact
DfE.CoronavirusHelpline@education.gov.uk.
Other queries should continue to be directed towards central enquiry channels.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Has detailed information about sources of funding available to schools during the pandemic.
This states what extra costs schools should expect, but the only reference to funding is advice to contact an email address.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Could be Improved