A Bill to provide for a programme of research into the costs and benefits of extending eligibility for Child Benefit and Tax Credit entitlement to young people completing apprenticeships; and for connected purposes.
This Bill would set up a government-funded research programme to look at the costs and potential benefits of extending Child Benefit and Tax Credits to young people who complete apprenticeships. It is an evidence‑gathering measure, not a policy change in itself, aimed at informing future decisions.
The Bill is at the Second Reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to detailed scrutiny in Committee and then on to the Lords.
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This Bill had its first reading on 6 March 2015 through the Ten Minute Rule Motion.
The 2014-2015 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
