Thinking of taking on an apprentice? Don't miss out on your £3000 grant!

09/01/2022

Employers can apply for a payment of £3,000 for new apprentices with an employment start date from 1 October 2021 to 31 January 2022.

Apply for the hire a new apprentice payment

Employers can apply for a payment of £3,000 for new apprentices with an employment start date from 1 October 2021 to 31 January 2022.

You must set up an apprenticeship service account before you can apply.

Eligibility

You can apply for apprentices with an employment start date from 1 October 2021 to 31 January 2022.

They will also need to have an apprenticeship start date from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Applications close on 15 May 2022.

What you can use the payment for

The payment is different to apprenticeship levy funds, so you can spend it on anything to support your organisation’s costs. For example, on uniforms, your apprentice’s travel or their salary. You do not have to pay it back.

The payment is in addition to the existing £1,000 an employer will already get for taking on an apprentice who is either:

  • aged 16 to 18 years old
  • under 25 and has an education, health and care plan or has been in the care of their local authority

This £1000 payment will be paid to your training provider and you will receive it from them.

How to apply

Applications close on 15 May 2022.

To receive the payment, you must submit an application for each eligible apprentice using your Apprenticeship service account.

You will need to add the apprentices to your Apprenticeship service account first. Find out how to apply.

To help ensure your application is successful, make sure the PAYE scheme for the apprentices is the same as the PAYE scheme registered on the employer account and check the training provider has been given the correct National Insurance number for each apprentice.

If you are applying for someone you previously hired as part of the Kickstart scheme, we may email you and ask for evidence once your application has been processed.

This evidence could include:

  • the Kickstart scheme grant agreement
  • proof of the start date of employment through the Kickstart scheme (this could be a copy of employment contract or a letter of appointment)
  • the first and last payslip issued under the Kickstart scheme
  • evidence of the receipt of Kickstart scheme grant payment

If required, we may ask you for evidence in addition to the list above to help determine eligibility.

You may need to contact your Kickstart gateway to obtain the evidence mentioned above. The gateway may have acted as your intermediary when recruiting your apprentice through the Kickstart scheme.

Further details can be found here