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9 CITB Grant Funding

CITB LEVY, GRANTS
AND FUNDING

What is the CITB Levy?
CITB is empowered to impose a levy on
employers in the construction sector ‘engaged
wholly or mainly in construction sector
activities.’ In other words, when construction
activities take up more than half of your total
employees’ time (including subcontractors).
As a CITB-registered employer, every year you
will receive a Levy Assessment Notice from
CITB. Your assessment tells you if there is a
levy to pay and if so, how much levy you need
to pay and when you need to pay it. LEVY RATES
The levy collected is used to ensure that How much annual CITB Levy you pay is based
sector invests in attracting and training new on your total wage bill (the amount you pay your
entrants, as well as retaining and developing workers in a year).
its existing workforce by equipping them
with the skills needed to ensure construction For the purposes of the current Levy, workers include
projects are completed safely, on time, to cost employees paid through the payroll and Construction
and to the highest standards. Industry Scheme (CIS) subcontractors who you make
CIS deductions from.
What is the Levy used for? The rates are:
CITB uses the levy to: • 0.35% on payroll staff
• support training development through • 1.25% on CIS subcontractors who you make CIS
grants and funding. deductions from (Net paid CIS)
• support the British construction sector to The levy is not applied to CIS subcontractors who
develop the skilled workforce it needs. you do not make CIS deductions from.
• promote the construction sector as a
great career choice and offer high-quality
apprenticeships.
• identify skills needs across the FOR MORE INFORMATION
construction sector Please visit www.citb.co.uk/levy
• develop occupational standards and

qualifications.

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