It all hinges onwhether it is a programe led apprenticeship, an employer led apprenticeship or a waged apprenticeship. If it's a PLP and the youngster is estranged he/she would be in a group that could claim IS. In a PLP the youngster would get no payment but qualify for an EMA. In an ELA the youngster would get £85/wk (this may have gone up recently) and would not get EMA and could not claim IS. In a WA the employer pays whatever they choose, no EMA entitlement, no IS. The college should be able to tell you what type of apprenticeship it is.
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