The cash will be spent on expanding state boarding over the next three years.
State schools will be able to apply for funding if they can demonstrate a demand for boarding places.
Schools minister, Andrew Adonis, said: “State boarding places are something we want to see expand over the next few years. There’s certainly a demand for them and they can, where appropriate, be a fantastic opportunity for vulnerable children.”
Vulnerable children can benefit from the stability, settled social group and after-school activities that these schools provide, the DCSF said.
The government hopes state boarding will also meet the needs of children under the care of grandparents or a parent who is ill.
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