# Restore the Union Learning Fund, £15m a year

> “The Chancellor also confirmed £15 million a year of additional funding to restore the Union Learning Fund in England, helping working people gain new skills, progress at work and adapt as technology, including AI, changes the workplace.”
>
> — HM Government; HM Treasury news story, 28 September 2026

- **Status:** Promised
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Education](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/education)
- **Speaker:** [HM Government](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/hm-government)
- **Made on:** 28 September 2026
- **Where:** HM Treasury news story
- **Cost a year:** Costs £0.01bn to £0.02bn a year (central £0.02bn)
- **Who it affects:** Working people in England
- **When:** Not stated
- **Paid for by:** "The Budget will set out details how apprenticeship brokerage expansion and Union Learning Fund are fully funded by savings found by the Department for Work & Pensions."
- **Quote source:** https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-backs-young-people-into-work-by-supporting-jobs (checked word for word on 8 October 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 8 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-union-learning-fund-2026

## Where it stands

The Treasury says the Budget will set out how the fund is paid for, from savings found by the Department for Work and Pensions.

## Timeline

- 28 September 2026, Promised: The Chancellor confirms £15m a year to restore the Union Learning Fund in England

## About the cost

The government's own figure: £15 million a year. No start date or independent costing has been published. Low–high is an editorial ±10% because the source gives a central figure only.

Costing sources:
- [HM Treasury: Chancellor backs young people into work by supporting jobs (28 Sep 2026)](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-backs-young-people-into-work-by-supporting-jobs)

## Sources

- [HM Treasury: Chancellor backs young people into work by supporting jobs (28 Sep 2026)](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-backs-young-people-into-work-by-supporting-jobs)

## Checks

- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 8 October 2026; human editor review to come.

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