care leaver support

Hi Laura

Assuming this is an apprenticeship further guidance is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeships-bursary-for-care-leavers/apprenticeships-care-leavers-bursary-policy-summary 

Depending on if the apprentice gives permission to notify their employer then both the provider and employer will get 2 x £500 at 90 and 365 days on programme. If the apprentice doesn't want their employer to know you have to code the ILR as below (extracted from the above link) but the provider still gets the 2 x £500. 

Hope that helps.

Additional payments for training providers and employers with apprentices’ consent

Separate from the bursary, additional payments are generated to training providers and employers for all apprentices aged under 19 at the start of their apprenticeship. These payments are also paid in respect of apprentices aged 19 to 24 who have an Education, Health and Care Plan or who are care leavers.

Where an employer receives additional funding for a care leaver apprentice aged between 19 and 24 years old, this could alert the employer to the apprentice’s care leaver status. Training providers should make sure apprentices understand this and ask whether they consent for their employer to know their care leaver status.

If the apprentice does not consent, the provider must record the Learning Delivery Monitoring code 362 ‘Apprentice care leavers’ in the ILR. This will prevent the employer payment from being generated, but the bursary and the training provider payment will still be generated.

The Apprenticeship funding rules and Apprenticeships technical funding guide contain further details.