Childcare Apprenticeship

ElaineMMoss

My 18 year old daughter is leaving college today and starting an apprenticeship in a weeks time.  She will be 19 in February.  She will be earning £4.70 an hour over a 35 hour week and her travel cost to this will be £500.00 per year.  Is she able to get any help with travel, or anything at all to help with the small salary?  She also works at the weekend earning £9.12 an hour, possibly working around 6 - 10 hours over the weekend.

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I found this:-
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/799898/The_essential_guide_to_apprenticeship_support.pdf

Can I get help with travel costs?

When you undertake an apprenticeship, you must ensure you are able to travel to and from your place of work and training provider, and cover the associated costs. On Find an apprenticeship, the estimated journey times are shown on the vacancies.
There are a number of different schemes available to support you financially while you are looking for an apprenticeship, and for when you have found one.
Jobcentre Plus provides financial assistance for the unemployed (claiming Jobseekers Allowance or Universal Credit), towards travel costs, which are incurred when seeking or starting, work. You may qualify for: – Access to discounted travel through the Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount Card scheme. This is run by participating Rail and Bus companies and entitles the card holder to a 50% discount on participating routes. It is currently available to those unemployed claiming Jobseekers Allowance or Universal Credit for 3-to-9 months (18-to-24 year olds) or 3-to-12 months (over 25s).
Other benefit recipients may receive a Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount Card from 3 months of their claim and if they are actively engaged with a Jobcentre Plus Work Coach. Speak to your work coach to find out more. – Help with travel costs via the Jobcentre Plus Flexible support fund. This may be used at the discretion of the Jobcentre Plus Work Coach to help with the cost of travelling to an interview, training or for the first months of travelling to work if this would be a barrier which could prevent you from taking up the opportunity. In some local authority areas, you may be entitled to a travel discount, such as the apprentice Oyster photo card in London.
You can check with your local public transport operator to see if there are similar schemes available in your local area.

Marcon

ElaineMMoss said:

My 18 year old daughter is leaving college today and starting an apprenticeship in a weeks time.  She will be 19 in February.  She will be earning £4.70 an hour over a 35 hour week and her travel cost to this will be £500.00 per year.  Is she able to get any help with travel, or anything at all to help with the small salary?  She also works at the weekend earning £9.12 an hour, possibly working around 6 - 10 hours over the weekend.

If her travel costs average out at around £10 a week (ignoring holidays), that suggests she might not have a very long distance to travel. Would it be realistic for her to get there under her own steam - a moped or bicycle, say?

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I suggest a read of this and use their benefits calculator. https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Apprenticeships-and-benefits/Can-apprentices-claim-benefits