Apprenticeships Incentive Bonus

Eligibility

Employers could get £1,000 each for taking on an apprentice who is either:

• aged 16 to 18 years old, or
• aged 19 to 25 years old and has an education, health and care (EHC) plan or has been in the care of their local authority

What you can use the payment for

You can spend it on any costs associated with supporting an apprentice in the workplace.

For example, on uniforms, your apprentice’s travel or their salary.

How to get the payment

Employers do not need to take any action.

We use confirmation from the training provider that an apprentice is eligible and calculate payments.

Training providers must get consent from apprentices who have EHC plans or have been in the care of their local authority to share this information with the employer. Payment will not be calculated for employers if consent is not provided.

When you’ll get paid

The first payment of £500 should be paid to the employer by the training provider after 90 days of the apprenticeship training start date.

The final payment of £500 should be paid to the employer by the training provider after 365 days of the apprenticeship training start date.

Training providers have 30 working days to make payment to employers.