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This was £1 higher than the rate payable for subsequent children, which was again frozen, at £7.25/week. From 1991 Child Benefit increased in line with inflation, until 1998, when the new Labour government increased the first child rate by more than 20%, and abolished the Lone Parent rate.
The Childcare Voucher Scheme was a UK government initiative aimed at helping working parents benefit from tax efficiencies in order to save money on childcare. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] However, as of 4 October 2018, schemes are closed to new members as the system was phased out in favour of the tax-free childcare scheme.
By the early 1980s the maintenance grant depended on parental income and for many students, about £300, was a minimum grant. There was no legal obligation on parents to make this up to the full grant. The full grant had increased by 1980 from £380 to £1,430 a year and the minimum grant after the increase was about £430.
Parents with younger children are hardest-hit by a lack of Government support, says the IFS. Parents spending £10,000 a year on childcare – report Skip to main content
Fewer than a third of councils in all areas have enough spaces for children under two, a charity finds. Childcare shortage in most areas as costs rise above £15,000 – report Skip to main content
Hundreds of children’s care home placements are costing councils over £10,000 a week, new figures obtained by The Independent show.. English councils are spending these staggering amounts for ...
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's government, reporting to Parliament.Ofsted's role is to make sure that organisations providing education, training and childcare services in England do so to a high standard for children and students.
Logo. Universal Credit is a United Kingdom based social security payment. It is means-tested and is replacing and combining six benefits, for working-age households with a low income: income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), and Income Support; Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Working Tax Credit (WTC); and Housing Benefit.