A chat around the grants available for employers hiring apprentices in UK at the moment.
Specifically the up to £4k grant available to employers and some of the pros and cons.
This is based on my own experiences and those from the 750+ people we have helped back into work.
Also how the guest based episodes will now (hopefully) be appearing on:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4ywNBYDoYv-bTkEWvZEodw
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTVRqeTmcEdgzp2ZKMh-97A
I will link the government details below and via the apprentice 121 website.
The information can be linked from https://apprentice121.co.uk/government-support
Apply for the hire a new apprentice payment
You can apply for new apprentices who joined your organisation from 1 April 2021 to 30 September 2021. You must set up an apprenticeship service account.
The incentive payment is in addition to the £1,000 employers already receive for hiring an apprentice:
- aged 16 to 18 years old
- under 25 with an education, health and care plan or who has been in the care of their local authority
To receive the full payment, the apprenticeship must last for at least one year.
Apprentices who joined your organisation from 1 April 2021
You will receive £3,000 for new apprentices of any age who have an employment start date of 1 April 2021 to 30 September 2021.
They must have an apprenticeship start date of 1 April 2021 to 30 November 2021.
Apprentices who joined your organisation before 1 April 2021
What you can use the payment for
Eligibility
How to apply
When you’ll get paid