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Work out Childcare and Income for the year or keep updating on changes?

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  • machairs
    machairs Posts: 147 Forumite
    bobblebot wrote: »
    This says you claim childcare whilst on ML...confused now Mmmm
    If you are already a parent before going on the maternity, adoption or paternity leave, Working Tax Credit is available if you worked at least 16 hours a week before the leave began. You can claim the childcare
    WTC5 3
    August 2007
    element to help with the costs of eligible childcare for the new baby or child as well as for other children in your family. This will help you to settle a new baby or child into childcare before returning to work.
    Claim Child Tax Credit and Child Benefit for the new child as soon as possible
    Here:
    www.hmrc.gov.uk/leaflets/wtc5.pdf

    Perhaps the difference is it's WTC and not CTC?
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