 and can include: A levels or similar, for example Pre-U, International Baccalaureate T levels Scottish Highers NVQs and other vocational qualifications up to level 3 Home education - if it started before your child turned 16 or after 16 if they have special needs Traineeships in England Approved training should be unpaid and can include: In Wales: Foundation Apprenticeships, Traineeships or the Jobs Growth Wales+ scheme In Scotland: the No One Left Behind programme In Northern Ireland: PEACE IV Children and Young People 2.1, Training for Success or Skills for Life and Work Some families can also apply for a child benefit extension when their children's education or training comes to an end. You could get child benefit for 20 weeks if your child leaves approved education or){kind=link}
THOUSANDS of parents need to act now or face losing key benefit payments in days.
Most parents in the UK can claim child benefit which can top up their incomes by £1,000s every year.
Child benefit is currently worth £24 a week for the eldest child or only child, adding up to £1,248 a year.
For each subsequent child, parents get £15.90 a week – or £826.80 a year.
But the payments automatically stop on August 31 or after your child’s 16th birthday if they leave education or training.