Property News · November 26, 2015

Stricter rules on free childcare cut number of eligible families by third


Upper income limit lowered to £100,000 per parent and working hours threshold doubled to 16 hours a week in cost-saving measureThe number of families who will benefit from the government’s prized 30 hours free childcare offer has been cut by a third as a result of cost-saving changes to the eligibility threshold.Under the original terms of the offer, as many as 600,000 families were said to benefit, but changes outlined by George Osborne in the spending review mean that only 390,000 families will now be able take advantage of the scheme. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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