Child benefit and an apprenticeship

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Hi I’m really confused If i can continue to get this. Ds will start an apprenticeship and from reading the gov website this is ‘non advanced education ‘ he will be in college two full days ...approx 15 hours a week. It reads that this is covered. But then the web also implies he won’t! Please can anyone clarify

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Your son is 15 so you can continue to get child benefit for him.

When he turns 16 it depends how many hours he is studying and how many hours he is working. It looks as if you will be able to continue getting child benefit if he studies more than 12h/w and works less than 24h/w.

www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/child-benefit/before-you-claim/check-if-you-can-get-child-benefit/

Oh sorry I have just re-read and you didn't say that your son is 15 Must have somehow interpreted 15h/w as 15 years old

Yes he’s 16, and it will be prob 15 hours college and less than 24 hours work.... over the rest of the week.

Darn. Looks like an apprenticeship doesn't count as education/training for child benefit.

It does not include courses or education provided by an employer or as part of a job contract, or as part of an apprenticeship, or where a young person has an apprenticeship agreement.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/739402/CH1715_10_18.pdf

You should call the child benefit helpline to double check though.

It will stop, he will be earning a wage albeit low.

Not if your ds is paid no.

I looked at this and it will stop

My DD did a BTEC at college this seems to be classed as ‘full time’ even though it is not