HC Deb 02 February 1988 vol 126 cc551-2W
39. Ms. Quin

To 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. Cope

None. 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 provide 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.

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