As a student parent I can apply for a child care grant which means something around 90% of my child care costs will be paid but I would have to stop claiming child tax credits.
This seems to work out as a brilliant deal for those putting a child in nursery Monday to Friday but as I'm only putting DS in nursery two days I don't think it's worth applying for.
My child tax credit is about £75 per week and the nursery cost is about £80 per week.
So am I right in thinking there's no point getting the child care grant?
Am I right? Am I missing something?
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Child care grant - am I missing something?
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HeyBungalowBill · 23/07/2014 10:22
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