Claim: Apprenticeship funding is being cut by 30-50%
Fact-check: Apprenticeship funding: going up or down? - Full Fact
Verdict: funding rates for many types of apprenticeship will fall under new rules, set to be introduced in may. some popular apprenticeship schemes for 16-18 year olds could receive between 30% and 50% less funding for each apprentice, depending on their circumstances. at the same time, the total amount of funding available for all apprenticeships will increase.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Richard Braham
Date published: 2016-09-14T00:00:00