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SME Apprenticeship Incentive (£2,000 + full funding)

Department for Education

Worth

up to £2,000

Deadline

Rolling — no fixed deadline

What it is

£2,000 per young apprentice plus fully-funded training for under-25s at non-levy SMEs.

Announced reform — £2k from 1 Oct 2026; full funding for under-25s at non-levy SMEs from Aug 2026. Mechanics provisional.

Official source

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