help with fee for holiday clubs.

ysoskint

my friend is on around £17k a year. She is a single mum, and doesn't claim anything. Anyway her mum can't have her daughter in the holidays anymore and she was trying to figure out how she could afford to pay for daycare/childrens club and work. Her daughter is 8 years old. Sorry about my rambling. My question is, Can she get help with the child care fees? Thanks

djdido2

she should be eligible for help from working tax credits to pay towards childcare. is she claiming WTC/CTC.? if not she should check out her entitlement. i am in a similar situ and i get the above top ups and help with childcare fees.

hth
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lisa_75

http://www.entitledto.co.uk/

If she pops her details in here it will tell her how much she is entitled to.

neddie

When you put in the amount paid for childcare/holiday clubs you need to put in the annual figure.

Also she needs to check that the holiday clubs have got their own unique EY number this is your key to claiming up to 70% of the fees back via the child tax credits... by telling them the annual amount paid....

Also, holiday clubs don't always work over the christmas and half term holidays, it is usually a summer holiday thing, so she could also get a list from the local Childrens information service and they will provide her with a list of childminders and older kids clubs that will work school holidays only, the fact the CIS has them on their list will mean they have an EY number, the key to claiming.