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15 hours free childcare application deadlines
My sister has a nearly one year old baby and her maternity leave is coming to an end. She will be returning to work 35 hours per week. She received a letter about applying for 15 hours free childcare. The letter had various dates on it and, as her maternity leave ends before 31 Jan said she could apply for the term…
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Childcare Nursery Fees Over Christmas
Hello, My childcare setting charges for Bank Holidays @ full rate, these arent included within 30 free hours I receive. I am fine with this. But the setting is closed over Christmas for 1.5 weeks but she is charging us FULL rate for the 3 x bank holidays over Christmas/New Year. Please tell me this is wrong???
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Tax Free Childcare and Shared Parental Leave
Very important here, I want to play this straight and correct not game the system. The rules state that "if you (and your partner, if you have one) are
on shared parental, maternity, paternity, or adoption leave and are due back to work within
31 days" you can apply for Tax Free Childcare. The thing is, with Shared…
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What is the definition of living costs in relation to child maintainence?
Hello, Due to a recent relationship breakdown I find myself in uncharted waters in particular to child maintenance. I have used the govt web site to calculate how much I am paying as a minimum, but I'm struggling to understand what 'living costs' cover. So far we have shared extra costs such as additional tuition, dance…
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Advice about ex spending
I pay my ex wife £600 a month for 2 children. Just a few examples of why I’m frustrated- They tell me often they’ve had microwave burgers for dinner, biscuits for breakfast.They never have fresh food like chicken , meat, and never seem to have a healthy cooked meal it’s always junk. They are always dressed scruffy looking…
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2 kids, 2 ex's, one child being supported through uni
I have two children to different mothers. Child A is attending university and is recieving support from me (I transferred the payment from their mother to Child A when they turned 18 and will continue this through their time at uni). Child B is still at school. There is no formal agreement in place with either mother,…
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CMS help needed
Hi, my ex has put in a fraudulent claim for child benefit and CMS - for context,our child lives with her nan as it was her decision to do so. We had a private arrangement in place. She is 18 and just finished college. Her Nan wanted to give her the child benefit money in cash and she said she wanted a bank transfer. She…
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Notional Income Query
Hello all, I'm wondering if any Forum Members might know if money invested in Premium Bonds over the £31,250 threshold could be classed as Notional Income by the CMS? If not,it could be a loophole.
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Child Maintenance
HELP please My ex demanded more money we don't have a good relationship anymore, to which I declined telling here I couldn't afford it, so she want straight to the CMS and has basically lied to them, I have my children every weekend Friday 4pm until Sunday 8pm, plus they come to mine for tea twice during the week, plus 5…
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NHS Dentist for 18yr old in full time education
My dentist has told me that my daughter will no longer get free NHS dental treatment when she turns 18 in September 2025, despite just starting her last year of A levels. The NHS website indicates that children who are 18 and in full time education are eligible for free dental treatment. So can my dentist do this? Can I…
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Family Allowance
My partner and I have recently split up. We have 2 children. The elder one lives full time with me. The younger one lives 50/50 between us. My ex pays nothing towards the elder son but receives all the family allowance. She is on benefits and is working some hours but I don't know any more about it. I applied for the elder…
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Child Maintenance
Hi All I have been paying Child maintenance for over 15 years and my son is now 20. On my divorce papers it states to pay maintenance during education. My ex-wife is ruining my sons life and sending him to college purely for the maintenance payments as he has been on multiple courses not really gaining anything…
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Child benefit whilst on mat leave
Hi all, I hope someone can help advise on eligibility for child benefit. I'm very fortunate that I earn over £80k incl bonus. I'm currently on maternity leave and I believe my income for the year 2024 will be less than £50k making me eligible for child benefit. As it stands I believe the cut off is 80k tapered between…
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Please help me understand how free 15 year childcare hours are calculated.
Hi All Could someone help me understand how free 15 year childcare hours are calculated. My daughter who will be turning 2 in one month goes to nursery full time 5 days a week. The nursery is open 7am to 7pm M-F and she spends 9am-5pm M-F and we have been paying full fee for her until we became eligible for 15 free hours a…
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Advice for family member
Could someone advise? Family member applied through child maintenance as arrangements that were agreed informally stopped working. Child maintenance provided an amount higher than what was been paid informally. Communication has indicated the parent won’t pay on the day specified. Are the steps next to allow them so many…
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Child Maintenance with Equal Shared care - reimbursement of payments
Can my partner be reimbursed for Child Maintenance he should never have paid? My partner has been paying Child Maintenance through the CMS but he has a court document stating that both parents have equal shared care. From the Government website: Child maintenance covers how your child’s living costs will be paid when one…
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CMS and Non-adherence to Court Order
Hi All I've received a CMS application from my ex. I have had a court order in place for a number of years for 50/50 shared care and she is now 15. My ex has consistently treid to have her labelled with something and is trying for autism, again, as she is not making her go to school. I tried helping late last year and the…
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Tax free childcare & 15 hours free whilst on SSP.
Seeking advice on claiming tax free childcare/free hours whilst on sick leave. Spoken to different people at HMRC and given different answers! Earlier in the year (Jan-Feb24) I was eligible for tax free childcare due to working 16 hours per week at above minimum wage. However I fell pregnant with (my second child, 1st…
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Stopping my child maintenance payments
My youngest son is 18 soon, 20,09,24. He as been working on an apprenticeship but as been dismissed. His mum says I have to start payments again. Is this true?
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Child Maintenance - other party hiding real income help
Hi, My child Maintenance Calculation for the 2 children I have is tiny. My ex has to pay less than £200 a month. They live with me 75% of the time. He leads a lavish lifestyle in a big detached house (rental) a fancy car, holidays, etc. The calculation is based purely on "unearned income" of less than £500 a week. He…
