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Maximising your Apprenticeship Levy investment

Maximising your Apprenticeship Levy investment



Apprenticeship Levy Funding

The Apprenticeship Levy Funding information on this page is for employers who have an annual payroll of £3,000,000 or more. If your payroll is less than this figure then you should view our Non-Apprenticeship Levy Funding pages.

Funding for  Levy Apprenticeships can be quite complex if you still have questions after reading this page,  please contact us.

Apprenticeship Levy Funding

The Apprenticeship Levy Funding information on this page is for employers who have an annual payroll of £3,000,000 or more. If your payroll is less than this figure then you should view our Non-Apprenticeship Levy Funding pages.

Funding for  Levy Apprenticeships can be quite complex if you still have questions after reading this page,  please contact us.

About the apprenticeship levy

The Apprenticeship Levy started on the 6th of April 2017. Since then, employers in any sector with an annual payroll of over £3 million have to pay a Levy charged at a rate of 0.5% of annual payroll.

This is estimated at only 2% of businesses in England will pay the Levy. The levy is collected monthly and is paid to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) through the Pay as You Earn (PAYE) process. 

You can spend your apprenticeship levy using your Digital Apprenticeship Service account and monies can only be used to fund approved apprenticeships. All NowSkills apprenticeships are approved and eligible to be funded with apprenticeship levy monies view the Digital Apprenticeship Service.

Your available Levy funds will be adjusted to reflect the proportion of your English based employees. The UK government also uplift your available funds by 10%, for example, if you pay £1,000 into your levy account, you will have £1,100 available to send.

Your levy funds will have an expiration date of 24 months, and any unused funds will be claimed by HM Treasury.

Employer Callback Request

If levy-paying employers spend all their levy funds, the proportion of the costs not covered will automatically receive 95% funding. This process is automated and NowSkills will invoice these employers for 5% of the outstanding balance. For example, if £8,000 is unfunded, the employer will pay £400 to cover this cost.

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Apprenticeship funding bands

Funding bands correct at 31st April 2021

Apprenticeship Standard

LevelFunding BandDuration
Infrastructure Technician3£15,00012-15 months
Software Development Technician3£15,00012-15 months
Digital Marketer3£11,00012-15 months
Junior Content Producer3£11.00012-15 months

Network Engineer4£17,00015-18 months
Software Developer4£18,00015-18 months
Cyber Intrusion Specialist4£18,00015-18 months
Software Tester4£18,00015-18 months
Data Analyst4£15,00015-18 months
IS Business Analyst4£18,00015-18 months
    

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How Much do Apprenticeship Levy employers pay?

Employee Size or PayrollApprentice Age (at start)Apprenticeship Funded?Training Costs (Paid by Employer)Additional Payment to EmployerWage (Paid by Employer)
 

+£3m payroll using only levy funds

 
16, 17 or 18
Paid from the levy until it has been used up then it will be co-funded
 
100% or 5%
£1,000
Yes
19+
100% or 5%
£0
Yes

Apprentice Wages

Apart from training costs, you will also need to pay your apprentice’s wages and an apprentice must be employed for a minimum of 30 hours per week. You can pay more than the minimum, most employers do. 

Tax Relief on Apprentice Wages

If you employ an apprentice under the age of 25, you may no longer have to pay employer Class 1 National Insurance contributions on their earnings up to the new Apprentice Upper Secondary Threshold.

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