§ 39. Ms. QuinTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what plans he has to improve the bridging allowance payable to young people waiting to enter YTS schemes.
§ Mr. CopeNone. The proposed bridging allowance will be set initially at £15 per week, more than twice the current level of child benefit. The allowance is designed to provide552W short.term help for those young people who may have to wait a few weeks for a YTS place after leaving a job or a previous YTS place.