TRAC guidance for 2024-25 returns now available

August 2025

Version 3.0 of the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) guidance is now available. This version should be used for TRAC returns for the academic year 2024-25.

Updates include:

  • Calculation of a separate MSI for student residences
  • Changes for both the statistical collection method and the in-year retrospective method.

A change log is provided at annex 1.1a that identifies all updates.

The Statement of Requirements document (at the bottom of the page) provides a complete and single point of reference for all the TRAC requirements detailed in the TRAC guidance.

Please note that a few annexes will be updated later in the year, so please look out for further announcements.

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