Some parents receive benefits of up to £4,500 if their children take up apprenticeships

Some parents are being offered up to £4,500 a year to encourage their children to start exercises, the government has announced.

Under a scheme to encourage young people into work, families will be given a cash grant to replace the Universal Credit payments lost by starting a job.

The payment is expected to benefit an estimated few thousand households who currently lose between £17 and £330 a week if their children start apprenticeships.

The Conservatives have welcomed Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s support for apprenticeships, but criticized his plans to subsidize loans.

The bursary is paid for from a pot of £30m, which is supported by the Growth and Skills Levy, a tax on employers with an annual wage bill of more than £3m.

It was followed by the publication Report of the Social Security Advisory Committee, External He warned of the “distorting effect” of the benefit system on youth employment choices.

For example, single parents with a disabled child could lose £340 a week in benefits, on top of the expected apprenticeship wage of £258 a week, if their child starts an apprenticeship.

Because they are classified as paid employment, benefits are paid to the families where the youth are doing the internship.

He said the system is hindering the government’s efforts to reduce the number of young people in education, work and training (NET).

as if Latest reportFormer health secretary Alan Milburn has warned that unless urgent action is taken, one in six young people could become NET in the next five years.

According to official data, more than one million people between the ages of 16 and 24 are currently online.

The government says the new tuition fees will remove barriers for young people to access vocational training and allow them to “learn and learn”.

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said: “By providing funds to those who need it most and fully funding apprenticeship training, we will ensure that cost is not a reason for anyone to miss out.”

It is part of a wider support package for apprenticeships, including funding for apprenticeships for under-25s and additional support for more employers taking on apprentices.

Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Helen Meanley said: “I’m glad Burnham agrees: Apprenticeships are a good thing, and we need more of them.”

But she said the plan was “unpaid”.

“It’s spending money that’s already been spent elsewhere. So either it’s another unfunded ad, or Andy Burnham isn’t straight with us about his plans.”

Burnham said. He is “on a mission.” To reduce the number of Neets.

“Currently the trend is increasing, so the first thing I need to do is stop that increase,” he said.

Continuing several earlier policy announcements, Burnham on Tuesday unveiled plans to maintain a balance between academic and technical skills in the education system.