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30 Hours free Childcare

atlantis187
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when this scheme comes into force in September is it possible that we would be eligible for this this is our circumstances;
Me working 37hrs roughly £21k a year
wife not working currently claiming carers allowance
daughter who's 3 in nursery getting the 15 hours - will we be entitled to get the full 30 hours for her?
From everything i've read so far it states both parents need to be working but I thought there might be a clause where if u get carers allowance we might be entitled
Me working 37hrs roughly £21k a year
wife not working currently claiming carers allowance
daughter who's 3 in nursery getting the 15 hours - will we be entitled to get the full 30 hours for her?
From everything i've read so far it states both parents need to be working but I thought there might be a clause where if u get carers allowance we might be entitled
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atlantis187 wrote: »when this scheme comes into force in September is it possible that we would be eligible for this this is our circumstances;
Me working 37hrs roughly £21k a year
wife not working currently claiming carers allowance
daughter who's 3 in nursery getting the 15 hours - will we be entitled to get the full 30 hours for her?
From everything i've read so far it states both parents need to be working but I thought there might be a clause where if u get carers allowance we might be entitled
Yes you'll qualify https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/600592/30_hours_free_childcare_eligibility.pdf0 -
Your wife claims CA for whom? Not the child surely? I can't imagine the 'having caring responsibility' would apply to the actual child going to nursery for 30 hours, but then again, nothing would shock me any more!0
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Your wife claims CA for whom? Not the child surely? I can't imagine the 'having caring responsibility' would apply to the actual child going to nursery for 30 hours, but then again, nothing would shock me any more!
His wife has health problems so maybe needs the child to go to nursery for the 30 hours..After all if it is the child she's caring for there's plenty of other hours in the day/week to meet the 35 hour carers allowance requirement.Master Apothecary Faranell replied, “I assure you, overseer, the Royal Apothecary Society dearly wishes to make up for the tragic misguidance which ended so many lives. We will cause you no trouble. We seek only to continue our research in peace".0 -
Your wife claims CA for whom? Not the child surely? I can't imagine the 'having caring responsibility' would apply to the actual child going to nursery for 30 hours, but then again, nothing would shock me any more!
What's so shocking? Just because a child has disabilities doesn't mean they won't go to nursery/school etc. His wife will still have over 130 hours to care for the child when not at nursery.0 -
Won't start the debate over how abused CA just because it is never policed. That child must sleep some time and has a father you would expect to also be providing care, all this in addition to the normal care you can expect to be providing a non disabled child. For tax payers to be paying for someone to provide care to a child above normal care whilst also paying for the child to be looked after for 30 hours a week is completely ludicrous, especially when we have a social care system that can't cope with providing adequate care to its elderly.
Saying that, OP hasn't said the care is provided to the child, it could be provided to an elderly person, which is a totally different scenario.0 -
If it is the child that is disabled, extra hours at nursery might be beneficial - socially, educationally, and emotionally. It could be that during the extra time in nursery, mum can get the shopping done in peace, or attend a carer's support group, or make essential phone calls without interruption. She might also spend some of that time sleeping, if she is up regularly during the night - that's something that I do when my kids are in school, because I am up, on average, three times a night, every night. When he was a toddler, I was feeding my son orally four times a night, plus dealing with choking, vomiting (every night) and sleepwalking and night terrors several times a month.
My son is disabled and before nursery, he had portage. A portage worker came out each Friday afternoon to help him learn to play. It sounds daft, as I am quite capapble of playing with my own children and teaching them, but she gave me some new ideas to carry out with my son, and she also had access to a toy library with specialist equipment (through the portage service). It would ahve been cheaper to give him some nursery hours, rather than a 1:1 portage worker.
However, we don't know who the mum cares for.0 -
atlantis187 you could qualify because your income is above the minimum and below the maximum and your wife is in receipt of Carers Allowance.
Currently getting this sorted for a nursery I am involved with and the documentation (aimed at parents) which we have from our local authority regarding eligibility states...for Couple Families...
"one of you is employed and the other is in receipt of Carers Allowance, or is disabled or incapacitated and receiving specific benefits" you would be eligible.
Your best option to take the guess-work out of it, and to make 100% sure of eligibility, would be to visit the HMRC Childcare Choices website http://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ where you can make an application for the 30 hours extended offer.
If eligible this application will result in HMRC sending you the 30 hours eligibility code you will need to give to your childcare provider so they can confirm your eligibility and make the 30 hours extended offer to you.0 -
johnsmiffy wrote: »atlantis187 you could qualify because your income is above the minimum and below the maximum and your wife is in receipt of Carers Allowance.
Currently getting this sorted for a nursery I am involved with and the documentation (aimed at parents) which we have from our local authority regarding eligibility states...for Couple Families...
"one of you is employed and the other is in receipt of Carers Allowance, or is disabled or incapacitated and receiving specific benefits" you would be eligible.
Your best option to take the guess-work out of it, and to make 100% sure of eligibility, would be to visit the HMRC Childcare Choices website http://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ where you can make an application for the 30 hours extended offer.
If eligible this application will result in HMRC sending you the 30 hours eligibility code you will need to give to your childcare provider so they can confirm your eligibility and make the 30 hours extended offer to you.
Thanks for this. I tried to make an application on the website as you said but I wouldn't let me. is it because this only comes into effect from September?
The child as nursery that we are wanting the 30 hours for isnot the child my wife gets the carers allowance for she gets this for our eldest child. would this make any difference?0 -
atlantis187 wrote: »Thanks for this. I tried to make an application on the website as you said but I wouldn't let me. is it because this only comes into effect from September?
The child as nursery that we are wanting the 30 hours for isnot the child my wife gets the carers allowance for she gets this for our eldest child. would this make any difference?
It doesn't matter who the carers allowance is for.0 -
atlantis187 wrote: »Thanks for this. I tried to make an application on the website as you said but I wouldn't let me. is it because this only comes into effect from September?
Suggest you keep trying the Childcare Choices site and just keep clicking through from the 30 hours free childcare 'Apply Now' 'button'. This will take you through to another gov.uk page, just follow the 'next' button until you get to "4. Access the childcare service as a parent" where you can start your application).
All of the information which I have indicates the applications should be 'live' and childcare providers are now getting ready to receive eligibility codes from parents. I know the Tax free childcare part of the HMRC childcare services site went 'fully live' for applications from 28 April.0
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