Benefit advise please

Vejovis

if the child care is only needed when your partner is at uni, surely the sum is only for a maximum of 39 weeks a year, does it cost £53 a day?

NotSuchASmugMarriedNow

DorsetGirl wrote: »

*pretty dismal £2078 per year* - its not that bad! It still works out at £39 a week, surely that is more than a day?

How much bursary does your Partner get?

Actually I make it £53 a week taking a university 39 weeks an academic year into account and yes, that is how much childcare costs. A Day. Are you quite old?;)

Oldernotwiser

As your partner is on a nursing course I would expect her to be able to do a couple of shifts as an HCA on the nursing bank or in a care home. This will give you extra income and enhance her CV for when she applies for a permanent job.

DorsetGirl_2

NotSuchASmugMarriedNow wrote: »

Actually I make it £53 a week taking a university 39 weeks an academic year into account and yes, that is how much childcare costs. A Day. Are you quite old?;)

No - just live in a cheaper part of the country I guess, I paid £30 a day. Even if it only pays for one day its better than nothing surely.

Dont forget though that if a child is enrolled in a nursery it wont be term-time only, the nursery will expect the child to attend every week (although most give 2 weeks off)

DorsetGirl_2

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

As your partner is on a nursing course I would expect her to be able to do a couple of shifts as an HCA on the nursing bank or in a care home. This will give you extra income and enhance her CV for when she applies for a permanent job.

I agree - in the ward my Grandad was on over last Christmas there were loads of HCA's working bank shifts that were students.