Schedule of dates

Spring term 2024 schedule of payments
Spring Term 2024 Date
Forecast task open Thursday 16 November 2023
Forecast task closed Friday 1 December 2023
Forecast payment processed (allow 3 working days for funds to appear in your account) Thursday 14 December 2023
Actual task open Thursday 4 January 2024
Headcount day Thursday 18 January 2024
Actual task closed Friday 19 January 2024
Actual payment processed (allow 3 working days for funds to appear in your account) Thursday 1 February 2024
Amendment task open Thursday 8 February 2024
Amendment task closed Thursday 29 February 2024
Amendment payment processed (allow 3 working days for funds to appear in your account) Thursday 14 March 2024
Summer term 2024 schedule of payments
Summer term 2024 dates Date
Forecast task open Friday 1 March 2024
Forecast task closed Friday 15 March 2024
Forecast payment processed (allow 3 working days for funds to appear in your account) Thursday 28 March 2024
Actual task open Thursday 2 May 2024
Headcount day Thursday 16 May 2024
Actual task closed Friday 17 May 2024
Actual payment processed (allow 3 working days for funds to appear in your account) Thursday 6 June 2024
Amendment task open Thursday 13 June 2024
Amendment task closed Friday 21 June 2024
Amendment payment processed (allow 3 working days for funds to appear in your account) Thursday 4 July 2024
Amendment task 2 open Available on request
Amendment task 2 closed Friday 23 August 2024
Amendment 2 payment processed (allow 3 working days for funds to appear in your account) Thursday 5 September 2024
Autumn term 2024 schedule of payments
Autumn term 2024 dates (dates to be confirmed once headcount day confirmed by DfE) Date
Forecast task open Thursday 27 June 2024
Forecast task closed Friday 12 July 2024
Forecast payment processed (allow 3 working days for funds to appear in your account) Thursday 25 July 2024
Actual task open Thursday 19 September 2024
Headcount day Thursday 3 October 2024
Actual task closed Friday 4 October 2024
Actual payment processed (allow 3 working days for funds to appear in your account) Thursday 17 October 2024
Amendment task open Monday 14 October 2024
Amendment task closed Friday 1 November 2024
Amendment payment processed (allow 3 working days for funds to appear in your account) Thursday 14 November 2024
Spring term 2025 schedule of payments
Spring Term 2025 (dates to be confirmed once headcount day confirmed by DfE) Date
Forecast task open Thursday 14 November 2024
Forecast task closed Friday 29 November 2024
Forecast payment processed (allow 3 working days for funds to appear in your account) 12 December 2024
Actual task open Thursday 2 January 2025
Headcount day Thursday 16 January 2025
Actual task closed Friday 17 January 2025
Actual payment processed (allow 3 working days for funds to appear in your account) Thursday 30 January 2025
Amendment task open Thursday 6 February 2025
Amendment task closed Thursday 27 February 2025
Amendment payment processed (allow 3 working days for funds to appear in your account) Thursday 13 March 2025

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