Employers' organisation the CBI today called on the government to extend the 15 free hours of childcare currently offered to three- and four-year-olds to all one- and two-year-olds; lengthen maternity pay entitlement to one year; and raise the NI threshold.
It says that average families - who've seen their income fall by £2,132 a year in real terms between 2009 and 2013 - have borne the brunt of the financial crisis and the slow recovery, and that these measures will boost family incomes and get more adults into work.
Would this make a substantial difference to your family finances? Do you agree that the government should step in to help families? Do share your thoughts on the thread.
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Free childcare for all one- and two-year-olds, and maternity pay extended to a year?
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KateMumsnet · 10/11/2014 13:47
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