Are you one of 800,000 parents missing out on up to £2,000 a year towards childcare costs?

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If you pay for childcare, whether just for the summer or all year round, watch this urgent video briefing on the help that's available.

Huge numbers are missing out, as MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis explained in the Summer Special of his live ITV show.

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Martin Lewis: Are you one of 800,000 parents missing out on up to £2,000 a year towards childcare costs?

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jazzyb88

Has Martin any plans to lobby the government to look at the £2000 limit which has not changed since 2017? It really isn't tax free childcare anymore as nursery fees have risen in the last 8 years of course.

Clueless2020

Yes. When we went from 15hrs to 30hrs they whacked prices up and we saved only £35 a month in total on the hours uplift. And also with the TFC contribution we needed to make. 

Clueless2020

Question for any knowledgeable folk.

wife has been made redundant 

re confirmation period runs out in early june.
we tactically opted for ‘garden leave’ so technically she is still employed during that confirmation window

Is my understanding correct that this will benefit us so that we then will need to reconfirm in October as thus maintain the top up and also the free hours until then at the earliest?