Fiscal claim

Abolish apprenticeship fees

Headline figure

Per-year impact

€50m

Recurring annual spend

Total over horizon

€50m

2025 onwards

Confidence

Stated in source

Apprenticeship fee abolition + expansion ≈ €50m/yr.

Attribution & links

Origin
Manifesto
Policy area
Higher Education
First stated
2024-11-17
Last reviewed
2026-05-23

Verification

Cross-checked against the source document. Quote captured verbatim where the figure is directly stated; gaps and mismatches are noted honestly.

Verified against Labour Party GE2024 Manifesto - Building Better Together, p.9: "Labour will ensure apprentices are paid at least the living wage and abolish apprenticeship fees."

Evidence & sources

Every euro figure above ultimately traces back to the source document below.

Source

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