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<p>The majority of central government funding for home to school transport is made
available to local authorities through the local government finance settlement provided
by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.</p><p>Additional funding
is provided each year by the Department for Education to support local authorities
in meeting their ‘extended rights’ duties for children from low-income families. The
level of funding is determined by the number of free school meal pupils eligible for
extended rights transport.</p><p><strong>Extended Rights (ER) funding provided by
the Department for Education since 2014-15</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2014-15
ER allocations</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015-16 ER allocations</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>2016-17 ER allocations</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2017-18 ER
allocations</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2018-19 ER allocations</p></td><td><p>2018-19
additional ER allocations</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£25,057,300</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£19,089,032</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>£18,809,200</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£18,791,800</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>£19,023,900</p></td><td><p>£4,757,300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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