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‘Apprenticeship penalty’ on benefits forces young people from poorer UK families to quit

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‘Apprenticeship penalty’ on benefits forces young people from poorer UK families to quit
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Government advisers call for review of rules that cause loss of household income when a child takes up job training Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are abandoning valuable job training opportunities because of a little-known welfare “apprenticeship penalty” that can leave their families out of pocket by as much as £340 a week.The problem is caused by benefit rules that classify a 16-year-old apprentice as an “independent worker” who no longer requires parental support. As a result, t

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