Apprenticeship guidance for care leavers

You will get paid for an apprenticeship, and:

• You are entitled to a £1,000 Government apprenticeship bursary. From August 2023 the care leaver apprenticeship bursary will increase to £3000. This will be paid in instalments over the first year of the apprenticeship. Find out about the bursary increase. 
• You might get financial help from our apprenticeship top-up scheme
• We might be able to help with the cost of the equipment you need to work 

Read further information about money and financial support.

Benefits

If you are over 18 at the start of your apprenticeship, or turn 18 when on an apprenticeship, you must claim benefits to help cover the cost of your rent. This applies no matter where you are living. 

When you make a benefit claim, you must declare any additional financial support you get from us (Norfolk County Council). This payment will be ignored when you make your claim.