Benefit parents could be paid to push their jobless teens into work

Families on benefits could get extra help to let teens become apprentices

UK ministers are considering bursaries for benefit-receiving families whose teens take up apprenticeships, to offset welfare losses reaching £300/week. With 957,000 NEETs aged 16-24 and apprenticeship starts down 40% in a decade, welfare design is emerging as a direct lever in workforce pipeline strategy.