Study Budget Allowance for CT/ST

Mine was £800/year. But more recently my deanery had stopped setting a specific figure and now has a list of "essential/desirable" courses which it will fund, and generally will cover any essential course (usually e.g. resus courses) and a discretionary amount of desirable ones. Loads of things in the second category, like specific skills courses (e.g. fibre-optic intubation/regional anaesthesia study days for me), education/management courses, a limited number of exam revision courses, presenting at a conference etc. Not sure if this is just my specialty in my. deanery or if this change is more widespread.