Smp and childcare vouchers

[MrBlondesFries]

I claim tax from £243 a month through my work childcare vouchers. I am currently on mat leave with dc2 and smp is due to start in Jan '14. I've been told by HR / other ppl that once I am on smp my £243 will be paid for me.

This sounds too good to be true, how does this work? Who pays or this - gov? Work?

Thank you.

[TinyTear]

It's true, one of my work colleagues just went on mat leave and said as she was already on the voucher scheme for x amount of time, she would continue to get them and still get her smp

[MrBlondesFries]

Wow this is AMAZING! Do I need to do anything or does it just automatically happen when my salary switches to smp?

[TinyTear]

Don't know the technicalities, sorry, better call your HR department

[Jsa1980]

It's true. They can take away benefits you've already signed up to. I'm getting. My full pension contribution paid even though I'm on SMP. I doubt you'll need to do anything but worth checking with HR.

[MrsSpencerReid]

I Hope it's true! I go on mat leave in December and the vouchers will mean ds can still have a day at nursery and we won't lose hips place! Fingers crossed

[reddaisy]

It is true! And helped us so much. Had to battle with my HR department first though.

[moojie]

This happened to me and actually enabled me to take my full year off as my son could continue going to nursery as it was all paid for!