Apprenticeship

melanieabc

My son is 16 and he will leave school in 2 weeks hes got a place on apprenticeship programme he will be at college 1 day a week will my child benefit stop and child tax credit and will he have to pay anything towards council tax he will be on £40.00 per week also will he be able to claim any benefits if my money stops for him he starts in september but could he claim income support or anything else until he starts in september thanks for any help......................

CIS

Does any other adult live in the property ?, you may be eligible to get 25% Council tax discount depending on how much he earns as an apprentice.

gladysrocker

Have child benefit office sent you a form to fill out? I was in the same situation a couple of years ago and continued to claim child benefit for my son who started an apprenticeship and ended up with nearly a thousand pounds to pay back. Be very careful you don't end up in this situation, keep them informed and above all be honest with them. It was a genuine mistake on my part but they told me I was lucky not to have been prosecuted for benefit fraud!

melanieabc

yes me and his dad we pay full council tax anyway but he will get 40 a wee

melanieabc

yes child benefit sent me a letter and i told them all i no that he was going on this apprentciship programme and he will be at college 1 day a week,but if they stop his child benefit and childrens tax credit is there anythig we can claim

meluca

Your CB and CTC stopping depends on whether your son is on a modern apprenticeship or a Programme Led Pathway into apprenticeship. Either way, your cb and ctc won't stop untill the 1st Mon in Sept anyway. He cannot claim IS or anything else, and as you already pay full council tax no he won't be expected to pay anything towards it ( you CT bill won't increase because he will be earning £40 pw) - unless you insist he contributes.
BTW - £40 pw seems a little low for a modern apprenticeship, my DD's connexions adviser told her to expect a min of £80pw

Scarlett1

Melanie the best thing to do is for you son to find a summer job, maybe in retail, and he could always stay on a do it on a saturday to supplement his apprenticeship money, when he passes he will then pay you housekeeping which will cover any 'benefits' that you have lost

Oldernotwiser

There's also no reason he couldn't pay you, say, £10 per week out of his money which will help a bit.