diff --git a/app/models/eligible_fe_providers_importer.rb b/app/models/eligible_fe_providers_importer.rb
index fdbf66582e..b710a4a3bb 100644
--- a/app/models/eligible_fe_providers_importer.rb
+++ b/app/models/eligible_fe_providers_importer.rb
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ def delete_all_scope
   def row_to_hash(row)
     {
       ukprn: row.fetch("ukprn"),
-      max_award_amount: row.fetch("max_award_amount"),
-      lower_award_amount: row.fetch("lower_award_amount"),
+      max_award_amount: row.fetch("max_award_amount").gsub(/£|,/, ""),
+      lower_award_amount: row.fetch("lower_award_amount").gsub(/£|,/, ""),
       primary_key_contact_email_address: row.fetch("primary_key_contact_email_address"),
       academic_year:
     }
diff --git a/spec/models/eligible_fe_providers_importer_spec.rb b/spec/models/eligible_fe_providers_importer_spec.rb
index 14fe3a1b3b..deb73f54e0 100644
--- a/spec/models/eligible_fe_providers_importer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/eligible_fe_providers_importer_spec.rb
@@ -114,5 +114,34 @@ def to_row(hash)
         end
       end
     end
+
+    context "when currency values has GBP symbols and thousand separators" do
+      before do
+        file.write correct_headers
+
+        3.times do
+          file.write to_row(attributes_for(:eligible_fe_provider).merge(max_award_amount: '"£6,000"', lower_award_amount: '"£3,000"'))
+        end
+
+        file.close
+      end
+
+      it "ignores superfluous characters and imports new records" do
+        expect { subject.run }.to change { EligibleFeProvider.count }.by(3)
+        expect(EligibleFeProvider.pluck(:max_award_amount).uniq).to eql([6000])
+        expect(EligibleFeProvider.pluck(:lower_award_amount).uniq).to eql([3000])
+      end
+
+      context "when there are existing records" do
+        before do
+          create(:eligible_fe_provider)
+          create(:eligible_fe_provider, academic_year: AcademicYear.next)
+        end
+
+        it "deletes them with new records" do
+          expect { subject.run }.to change { EligibleFeProvider.count }.by(2)
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 end