Subject to the following, employers in the construction industry registered with CITB (“Employers”) are entitled to apply for grant within the Grants Scheme Year in which they are first registered. This eligibility to access the Grants Scheme extends to Employers who are not required to pay the Levy by virtue of the applicable Small Business Levy exemption in the Grants Scheme Year in which the application is submitted.

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4.1 Newly registered employers

• Employers newly registered with CITB during the Grants Scheme Year may apply for apprenticeship grants for the 12-month period prior to the Employer’s registration date and all other grants from the date of registration.

4.2 Submission of Levy Returns and Payment of Levy

• CITB operates on the basis of No Levy, No Grant meaning that without exception Employers must complete and submit all Levy Return(s) in accordance with the dates set out below AND where applicable pay, or have Direct Debit arrangements in place to pay, any and all bona fide Levy Assessment before grant payments are released. Non-compliance with this requirement will result in grants being blocked within the relevant Grants Scheme Year until Levy payment is made or withdrawn if Levy payment is not received at the end of the Grants Scheme Year.

• Employers whose grant application has been approved, who have paid any Levy Assessment due and who have completed and submitted their 2021 Levy Return (together with any other outstanding Levy Returns) prior to the start of the Grants Scheme Year on 1 April 2022, are eligible to receive grant.

• In May, the 2022 Levy Return is issued and this must be completed by the Employer and received by CITB before 30 June 2022 in order for the Employer to be eligible to receive / continue to receive grant. Failure to comply with this date will again result in all grant payments being blocked until the Levy Return has been received by CITB. Should an Employer’s 2022 Levy Return remain outstanding on 30 November 2022 all grant payments for the Grants Scheme Year are withdrawn.