Parents on benefits could be paid hundreds to push their jobless teenagers towards apprenticeships to defuse worklessness 'time bomb'
- Posted on May 25, 2026
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Parents on benefits could be paid hundreds to push their jobless teenagers towards apprenticeships to defuse worklessness 'time bomb'
Ministers are considering bursaries for families with 16 and 17-year-olds to offset a drop in welfare payments, sometimes hundreds of pounds a week, that kick in when they start work.