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Apprentices: Costs

Commons · Question 112113 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 25 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of apprentices aged (a) 21 or under and (b) 24 or under were subject to a 100% reduction in apprenticeship training cost in (i) 2023-4 (ii) 2024-5 financial year.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 25 Feb 2026

The apprenticeship funding rules for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 academic years, which include information on employer co-investment, are published here Apprenticeship funding rules - GOV.UK.Since April 2024, the government has fully funded apprenticeship tra...