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<p>The Department for Education has a ring-fenced apprenticeship budget which is set
regardless of how much levy receipts are each year. This budget was £2.01 billion
for the 2017-18 financial year and £2.23 billion for 2018-19.</p><p> </p><p>Spending
on the apprenticeship programme is demand led, and employers can choose which apprenticeships
they offer and how many. We do not anticipate that all employers who pay the levy
will need or want to use all the funds available to them.</p><p> </p><p>Unspent funds
are used to cover the ongoing training costs of apprentices that are already in training.
They are also used to support levy-paying employers who spend more than the funds
available in their accounts and to fund training for non-levy payers.</p>
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