Hi there!
I’m hoping someone can give me advice
I’m looking to apply soon for the upcoming free 15 hours of childcare for 9 months old plus. This is coming into effect of September 2024.
the problem is, it says online that each parent must earn at least £8670 a year. This is fine, however when I returned to work from maternity leave, I dropped my hours down to one day a week and I make up the rest of my week on bank shifts. Therefore I do actually work 50 hours a week, and earn over this amount, but my actual ‘salary’ from my permanent job is less than what is required for the free hours.
how do I get around this? I earn over the required amount but my ‘salary’ doesn’t cover this. It is my bank shifts that bring up my income! I have no idea how to approach this when applying for the free hours as it’s basically like having two jobs.