Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 95357
Small Businesses: Apprentices
Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025
Question
Sarah Gibson
Liberal Democrat — Chippenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish the eligibility criteria for fully funded SME apprenticeships for people under 25.
Answer
Andrew WesternAs announced at the Budget, the government will fully fund apprenticeships for non-levy paying employers (essentially SMEs) for eligible people aged under 25 from the next academic year. This does not change the policy on level 7 apprenticeships which the...
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