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childcare costs

quintwins
quintwins Posts: 5,179 Forumite
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could anyone tell me if you get any help from tax credits if you go back to school fulltime? or do you only get it if you work, my husband works 30hrs a week and we have to older kids starting nursery in sep so i was considering going back to school full time but would need a childminder for my baby and the twins after school, and couldn't afford it if i didn't get any help
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  • mitchaa
    mitchaa Posts: 4,487 Forumite
    quintwins wrote: »
    could anyone tell me if you get any help from tax credits if you go back to school fulltime? or do you only get it if you work, my husband works 30hrs a week and we have to older kids starting nursery in sep so i was considering going back to school full time but would need a childminder for my baby and the twins after school, and couldn't afford it if i didn't get any help

    Not following. You are going back to school? I take it you work there? Teacher?

    Or are you going to college/uni to study?

    The answer depends on your husbands salary.
  • quintwins
    quintwins Posts: 5,179 Forumite
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    i'm planning to go back to do my A levels, his salarys very low £12,000
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  • mitchaa
    mitchaa Posts: 4,487 Forumite
    I believe you will get 80% of it paid for you yes.
  • quintwins
    quintwins Posts: 5,179 Forumite
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    thank you i just wasn't sure and the taxcredits website wasn't much help
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  • flea72
    flea72 Posts: 5,392 Forumite
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    you only get help towards childcare if you are both working. being in education is not classed as working. however you might be able to get help via your college, towards the fees

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