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child doing apprenticeship

NewHorizons
Platinum Member

06 Dec 10 #238638 by NewHorizons

Reply from NewHorizons

I agree.

As far as I'm aware, four days at college with one at a work placement, perhaps could be counted as further education.

Four days at a work placement and one day at college is an apprenticeship, and therefore not entitled to benefits.

I could be wrong, but that is how I understood it when my son was thinking of being a mechanic a couple of years back (he stayed on at sixth from instead)

SimC
Junior Member

06 Dec 10 #238640 by SimC

Reply from SimC

I'm not all that fussed about the benefits, it's whether or not her dad should be contributing???

NewHorizons
Platinum Member

06 Dec 10 #238651 by NewHorizons

Reply from NewHorizons

If no child benefit is due then probably not.

Would be nice if he chose to though...

AlexandraC
Junior Member

07 Dec 10 #238734 by AlexandraC

Reply from AlexandraC

I can appreciate you not being so bothered about the benefits but if you dont claim child benefit you wont get the maintenance payments I'm afraid. I'm not sure why it works like that.

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