Free 15hrs childcare

tokenfield

princessdon wrote: »

Everyone is entitled to 15 hours free nursery - even back when I was a child you got free nursery, it's a fantastic way to get children ready for school. Parents for decades have got this, and it's a worthwhile investment of taxes.

None working patents get this, so why not working patents? I see the moral argument - but for me it's null and void because the nursery is there regardless, so if they weren't working they still get it.

@tokenfield, did your children not go to state nursery or only when they were 5
At school?

Both (twin girls) went to a private nursery from aged 3 until primary, then went to a private junior school until 11 when they both passed for a private senior school as well as for the state girls grammar school to which they eventually went and then on to uni.

Mum stopped work when she was 6 months pregnant (mid 1980) and never went back to work - she found looking after the children, the home and me a full time job in itself.

All 4 grandchildren went to a private nursery, the same nursery as their mother all paid for by me.

tokenfield

Troutwrestler wrote: »

Have you looked at state funded nurserys who have extended hours opening?

My 3 year old is stating in September for 5 afternoons 11.30 until 3.45 and we can have any other hours as we need.its free if your on benefits, otherwise £1.85 an hour.
Might be worth ringing your education authority and asking, that's what I did

And if you are not - I presume that they have to pay for it!!

My children have asked me many times why I do what I do (work 15 hours whilst receiving ESA & DLA) when I could have the same money by sitting at home doing nothing.

It just shows what this country's mentality is towards benefits.

I earn £90 a week when I really feel like s**t. Then the government reduce my Pension Credit by £80 leaving me with £10 for 15 hours work.

princessdon

tokenfield wrote: »

And if you are not - I presume that they have to pay for it!!

My children have asked me many times why I do what I do (work 15 hours whilst receiving ESA & DLA) when I could have the same money by sitting at home doing nothing.

It just shows what this country's mentality is towards benefits.

I earn £90 a week when I really feel like s**t. Then the government reduce my Pension Credit by £80 leaving me with £10 for 15 hours work.

Wow all that money for private education etc and you have no money left to support you in the later years of your life

Your names not andy is it?

shedboy94

tokenfield wrote: »

And if you are not - I presume that they have to pay for it!!

My children have asked me many times why I do what I do (work 15 hours whilst receiving ESA & DLA) when I could have the same money by sitting at home doing nothing.

It just shows what this country's mentality is towards benefits.

I earn £90 a week when I really feel like s**t. Then the government reduce my Pension Credit by £80 leaving me with £10 for 15 hours work.

£10 for 15hrs work..........how does that work then?

princessdon

shedboy94 wrote: »

£10 for 15hrs work..........how does that work then?

The same way the get HB for their owned house, have a 10 year old with hair extensions and an iPhone?

compoff

To the OP, there is certainly no rule within tax credits to stop you doing it. There are a massive amount of people who work part time but claim childcare costs for a full time placement. The system allows it, so there is no issue there. There will always be people trying to take the moral high ground on these issues, but it's your life and you should not feel the need to justify yourself to such when you are not doing anything wrong.

Troutwrestler

princessdon wrote: »

The same way the get HB for their owned house, have a 10 year old with hair extensions and an iPhone?

Get it right stalker. I get HB despite owning my house. Which is being redone for my disability, maybe I should live in a tent.

Eejit

Plus I'm not the one claiming to work 15 hours for 2p. Reading not your strong point either

princessdon

Troutwrestler wrote: »

Get it right stalker. I get HB despite owning my house. Which is being redone for my disability, maybe I should live in a tent.

Eejit

Plus I'm not the one claiming to work 15 hours for 2p. Reading not your strong point either

Yes I was referring to token field as was the other poster - reading is my strong point, though not yours. Unless you are both the same person?

princessdon

princessdon wrote: »

Yes I was referring to token field as was the other poster - reading is my strong point, though not yours. Unless you are both the same person?

Actually it does appear I clicked on wrong user name, so mixed up their posts that they afford private education with yours - a genuine error. When I make a mistake I say so and apologise.

cte1111

To the OP: all you need to do is tell the tax credits people how much you are paying for childcare and to whom. They will then work out what tax credits you are entitled to.

Whether you use the 15 hours credit towards childcare whilst you are working or whilst you are at home (or going to medical appointments / studying / caring for your ill relatives) is no-one's business but your own.