Nursery Vouchers

Spendless

Alleycat wrote:

I've just checked on the website you mentioned and we don't get even close to £30,000 (though our childcare costs are less at £58 per week) and are not entitled to the childcare element. It says that as we are not entitled to working tax credits we are therefore not entitled to assistance with childcare costs. Pants, I got quite excited there!

It'll be cos your childcare costs aren't high enough. If you put in fictionaal amounts of childcare costs at some point it will change. I only know cos I've learnt off this site. We have to add a staggering £7,000 onto my hubbys wages due to his company car and other benefits for tax credit purposes, so even if I worked 16 hours at minimum wage we still wouldn't get any help.

EDIT-Alleycat- how old is your child? Do you know about the non-means tested funding you can get term after their 3rd birthday? It can be used in conjunction with your busybee vouchers

Alleycat

Re the non means tested funding, I assume you mean 5 half days at nursery? My daughter is only 6 1/2 months, so a way to go until then I'm afraid!

I just find it soo frustrating sometimes, we live next to a couple with three kids, own their own house outright, she doesn't work and they get council tax rebate and working tax credit. Us on the other hand, both work (I went back after 6 months), private rent and waited to have kids until we thought we would be able to afford it more and get sod all.

Sorry for diverting from the original thread, it just makes me soo mad!

Spendless

Alleycat wrote:

Re the non means tested funding, I assume you mean 5 half days at nursery? My daughter is only 6 1/2 months, so a way to go until then I'm afraid!

Yes but you can take this funding at a pre-school or a private nursery and if the sessions come to more than 2.5 hours pay the difference. For example lets say -if I put my daughter in a private nursery 2 full days a week, when she's eligible for funding I'd get 2.5 hours paid for both in the AM and PM session on both days. That would work out 10 hours. If she was to go for 3 days I'd still get 2.5 hours funding for one of the sessions say AM but have to pay full price for the PM session as I'd have had my 12.5 hours, and you can still use the childcare vouchers for the bit that you need to pay. Not much use to you at minute though, soz.

pennypinching-principessa

hi there,

any one know if my childs father can claim for childcare vouchers even though we are seperated? or if my parents can claim them from their salary for my childcare?

Alleycat

I doubt if your parents would be able to claim the vouchers as they are not financially responsible for your child, however if your ex is jointly responsible (as the father), then I would not see a problem if he were to claim them.

Spendless

pennypinching-principessa wrote:

hi there,

any one know if my childs father can claim for childcare vouchers even though we are seperated? or if my parents can claim them from their salary for my childcare?

alleycats right. You can only claim for your own child, so your parents can't do it, but I think your ex should be able to.