This article covers the product enhancements released to Access Education Budgets customers throughout April 2025.
What's new
Our latest round of product enhancements are here to improve your Access Education Budgets experience.
Key features
Consolidation Reports – ICT Costs.
Pay Related Factors – SMP/SSP & Lower Earning Limit.
Consolidation Reports – ICT Costs
The Total Expenditure Costs Report and the Summary Expenditure Costs Report within Consolidation Reports now include an additional column: ICT Costs.
This column displays the total of published budget data associated with ICT Cost Section Codes, giving you a clearer breakdown of technology-related expenditure across your consolidated reports.
Pay Related Factors – SMP/SSP & Lower Earning Limit 2025-26 Update
The Pay Related Factors section has been updated to reflect the latest HMRC rates and thresholds for 2025-26. This update is visible within Updates Available and includes the revised Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), and Lower Earning Limit values.
For full details of the HMRC rates and thresholds for 2025-26, refer to the official HMRC guidance:
📌Note: These changes may take time to apply to your Scenario while Staffing values are recalculated.
How this version will be made available
These enhancements were released to customers throughout April 2025.