Child Care is costing us the equivelent of a mortgage!

milliebear00001

Dynamax wrote: »

Hi There

Our son is 8 months old and is just about to start Nursery full-time as Mum is returning to work.

I'm staggered at the cost of child-care and have just been informed by Child Tax Credits that we don't qualify for any help towards our childcare costs.

We both Work Full time, Mum earning £20k and Dad earning 24k

Our mortage is £850 per month and the Childcare costs are coming in at £620 per month! It's ridiculiously expensive.

Even more frustrating is the fact that others we know who choose not to work (or work a minimum of 16hrs each) get the majority of their child care costs paid and also recieving housing benefit! Spoungers!

For christs sake, if the government paid my childcare, I could purchase a 2 bedroom flat for these people and easily cover the mortgage with £620!

Angry and frustrated!!

I suppose short term it's our fault for striving to make a better future for our Son, hopefully long term things will improve, but for the next 4 years, until the free schooling starts, we really are going to have to tighten our spends.

Why do you think the Government should help you pay for your childcare? You have chosen to have a child. You are choosing to put that child into full-time daycare. I have no idea why you've made those choices, but don't see why I should help you out with them?

And isn't 'tightening our spends' what new parents have done since time immemorial?