UK Offers Parents on Benefits Up to £4,500 for Children's Apprenticeships
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 28
UK Offers Parents on Benefits Up to £4,500 for Children's Apprenticeships
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 28
Summary
A £4,500 annual bursary will go to some benefit-claiming parents whose children start apprenticeships, replacing Universal Credit lost when young people move into paid training.
The move targets a benefits cliff edge flagged by the Social Security Advisory Committee: affected households can currently lose £17 to £330 a week, and some single parents with a disabled child could lose up to £340.
A £30 million fund will pay for the scheme, using money from the growth and skills levy charged on employers with annual wage bills above £3 million.
The bursary is expected to help only a few thousand households, but ministers say it removes a barrier to apprenticeships as more than 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds are currently not in education, employment or training.