Tax credits - childcare costs

[Deleted User]

Currently get the basic rate of tax credit due to income...

We do pay for some childcare on an ad-hoc basis but not a huge amount. If I declare this to the tax credit people, does it make a difference to the amount of tax credit I get? Or does it only really make a difference at low incomes?

emeraldbugle

Hi,

We were paying £270/week for two children. Now they have started school we are paying about £145/week.

We now get nothing towards childcare. I would say it benefits lower incomes.

There would be no harm, in you telling them how much you pay a week.

Jaxxb

Hi,

You can do a benefit check - there's a link on this site. But you don't get help with childcare costs unless you're on a low income (I think its about £14k pa but might be wrong) We don't get any help and we're paying about £600 per month and our income is £22k gross pa. One child gets 5 sessions free per week 'cos of the government voucher system for 3yr olds and over and we also do salary sacrifice with our employer sp with all that it works out at about £400pm(?) We're still struggling though.

[Deleted User]

Jaxxb wrote: »

Hi,

You can do a benefit check - there's a link on this site. But you don't get help with childcare costs unless you're on a low income (I think its about £14k pa but might be wrong) We don't get any help and we're paying about £600 per month and our income is £22k gross pa. One child gets 5 sessions free per week 'cos of the government voucher system for 3yr olds and over and we also do salary sacrifice with our employer sp with all that it works out at about £400pm(?) We're still struggling though.

Yeh. Its not great.

Not saying that those worse off shouldnt get extra help but it seems the average family who work hard etc dont get very much help at all.

Its worth it these days to be an unmarried mother / not work because everything gets paid for you !!!!

Loopy_Girl

[quote=[Deleted User];14314347]Its worth it these days to be an unmarried mother / not work because everything gets paid for you !!!![/quote]


Comments like the above won't really endear you on this board.

I'M an unmarried mother you cheeky sod and I pay for everything for my family (yes, there may just be 2 of us but to my daughter, that is 'average and normal'). I get my WTC/CTC and my 25% discount on C/T for being single -and that's it!

Don't assume all lone mothers are like Vicky Pollard! Very blinkered and victorian comment to make.

[Deleted User]

Loopy_Girl wrote: »

Comments like the above won't really endear you on this board.

I'M an unmarried mother you cheeky sod and I pay for everything for my family (yes, there may just be 2 of us but to my daughter, that is 'average and normal'). I get my WTC/CTC and my 25% discount on C/T for being single -and that's it!

Don't assume all lone mothers are like Vicky Pollard! Very blinkered and victorian comment to make.

Loopy Girl,

Please accept my apologies. My comment was rather short-sighted...

Maybe I should have said that my comments apply to those who dont wish to work etc rather than unamrried mothers etc. Sorry...

kurjam

Jaxxb wrote: »

Hi,

You can do a benefit check - there's a link on this site. But you don't get help with childcare costs unless you're on a low income (I think its about £14k pa but might be wrong) We don't get any help and we're paying about £600 per month and our income is £22k gross pa. One child gets 5 sessions free per week 'cos of the government voucher system for 3yr olds and over and we also do salary sacrifice with our employer sp with all that it works out at about £400pm(?) We're still struggling though.

we get more than 14k per year and get childcosts help and have done for 2 years, but i depends on how many children you pay childcare for !!