To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Home Access Grant is not available to home-educating families. [HL1569]

In order to be eligible for a Home Access Grant, the learner must have their education funded by an English local authority or the Department for Children, Schools and Families. When a learner is withdrawn from, or is not enrolled in school, the family opts out of receiving the statutory funding towards that learner's education. As such, those who elect to educate their children at home will not be eligible to receive a Home Access Grant. Children who are educated at home for medical reasons, supported by their school or local authority, may be eligible for a Home Access Grant depending on other criteria such as income.