Age that Child Maintenence stops

shoe*diva79

Ive just checked online and a hairdressing apprentice would still qualify for child benefit and therefore CM so the OP would have to continue paying. There are very very few apprenticeships that cease CB to be paid. Now the law has changed and kids have to stay in some form of education until they are 18, NRP will find their liability will continue a bit longer.

We only have the OP's side anyway. We all know there are 3 sides to the truth, his, his ex wifes and the actual truth

missbiggles1

shoe*diva79 wrote: »

Ive just checked online and a hairdressing apprentice would still qualify for child benefit and therefore CM so the OP would have to continue paying. There are very very few apprenticeships that cease CB to be paid. Now the law has changed and kids have to stay in some form of education until they are 18, NRP will find their liability will continue a bit longer.

We only have the OP's side anyway. We all know there are 3 sides to the truth, his, his ex wifes and the actual truth

I'm not sure where you've checked it but I'm afraid you're incorrect.

"Approved training
Approved training should be unpaid and can include:

Access to Apprenticeships in England
Foundation Apprenticeships or Traineeships in Wales
Employability Fund programmes or Get Ready for Work (if started before 1 April 2013) in Scotland
Training for Success, Pathways to Success or Collaboration and Innovation Programme in Northern Ireland"

https://www.gov.uk/child-benefit-16-19

shoe*diva79

What counts as 'relevant' training for Child Benefit?
The Child Benefit Office pay Child Benefit if your child is over 16 and is doing a course of 'approved' training.
Your child would need to have enrolled or been accepted onto the course before their 19th birthday.
Approved courses are as follows:
for England - Entry to Employment and Programme-led Apprenticeships

Hair dressing is a program led apprenticeship, just the same as an electrician or plumbing one.

missbiggles1

If the OP's daughter's employer has offered her an apprenticeship, it's far more likely to be an employer led apprenticeship than a a programme led apprenticeship.

"Types of programme-led apprenticeships
1. There are two types of PLAs, one delivered through work-based learning and
the other through further education. All learners on PLAs are non-employed. In
work-based learning, the learners on PLAs are either on a period of planned
initial training or on a work placement with an employer. In further education,
learners on PLAs are enrolled on full-time vocational programmes at a college
with the intention of progressing to employment, preferably through an
employer-led apprenticeship.
2. A third of the work-based learning providers in the survey used alternative
funding for the period of planned initial training such as work-based learning
through Employment to Education (E2E) or European Social Fund projects. "

http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/8189/1/Impact%20of%20programme-led%20apprenticeships%20(PDF%20format).pdf

The definition of a PLA has nothing to do with the career pathway, it's to do with structure and funding.

rampies_wife

In reality you could still be paying CSA until they reach 20 ours stops on 31st August DD is 20 on the 6th September. It came as an almighty shock when she turned 16 then realised it would continue for the following 4 years.But we are nearly there and let me say its one agency I won't be sad to see the back of

Harris1234

I don't see the point in the Government increasing the age at which children leave education when there are no sanctions beyond the age of 16 if they don't attend training.

missbiggles1

Harris1234 wrote: »

I don't see the point in the Government increasing the age at which children leave education when there are no sanctions beyond the age of 16 if they don't attend training.

I suppose the sanctions are financial - they can't be employed in a job without training, they can't claim benefits in their own right and parents can't claim child related benefits for them.

NB

They don't have to remain in education, they have to be in education or training. That includes apprenticeships and jobs with a significant amount of part time study.

Harris1234

Why can't they be employed in a job without training? Employers can't limit jobs to over 19 year olds for fear of breaching age discrimination. What legislation says they can't be employed without training?

missbiggles1

Harris1234 wrote: »

Why can't they be employed in a job without training? Employers can't limit jobs to over 19 year olds for fear of breaching age discrimination. What legislation says they can't be employed without training?

"DfE advice is that under-18s working full-time should also study for “a minimum of 280 guided learning hours per year, which is the equivalent to one day per week but doesn’t necessarily have to be taken that way – it could be distance or evening learning for example.”"

At the moment, no legislation has been introduced to enforce this.

Darna

Can a child at 16 just leave school and get a full time job if they wish?

Or do they have to stay in eduction until 18