Boost to Government Child Care Payment
The Department of Work and Pensions has revealed that Universal Credit’s maximum childcare payments will rise nearly 50% this month up to 1,630 pounds per month for two children. Find out more here. The governments stated aim is to get parents back to work. Given that childcare costs have risen dramatically, and many single parents are expected to add extra funds to the government-assisted places, one wonders if work is the first thought on hard pressed parents' minds.
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