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<p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills undertook its latest
analysis of Discretionary Learner Support for the full academic year 2011/12, which
detailed specific breakdowns of expenditure and learner characteristics.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>The Skills Funding Agency allocated £58.5m to providers to support
childcare arrangements for their adult learners aged 20 and over. Providers assessed
learner need and awarded a total of £42m for childcare to nearly 10,500 learners.
Around 300 (3%) of these awards were given to males with around 10,200 being females.</p><p>
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