Nursing postgrad diploma - childcare grant

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Advice please, DH wants to do Nursing (mental health) course. would be accelerated 2 years full time as he has a relevant degree already.

We would need to pay for full time childcare for one child (£200+ per week in our area), but no idea how difficult it is to get the childcare grant. Our household income on my salary would be £36k. Do they take into account outgoings - we have large mortgage. Anyone else got childcare bursary in similar circumstances? would we have to apply for the NHS version only or go for the normal one (which pays more?).

Any other advice on applying, competitiveness etc? Looking at Kings or City really.

The childcare grant is income assessed. I wold be inclined to guess you wouldn't be covered. Your best bet is to ring up the bursary people & ask them. When you say the normal one do you mean the WTC childcare element? You can chose which one you go for.

As he is a student and not employed for a min of 16 hours regardless of getting bursary you won't get the working tax credits assistance towards childcare (up to 80%) but the nhs one should be fine...

We have the same problem in that I am a funded phd and contracted to do 35 hours per week but as funding is not taxed, it's not classed as employment and thus cannot claim back assistance for childcare which if I used it full time is £1150 a month!