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Help with childcare costs if studying???

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Kittyroo · 09/03/2011 12:59

Hi all, I am about to start a PhD in the summer and have just been looking at childcare costs. V expensive! Does anyone know if I can apply for help with costs if I am studying??? OH earns about 33K a year so not big bucks but not heaps either. Help!!

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crw1234 · 09/03/2011 15:22

Ask your university maybe? Your OH might be able to get childcare vouchers which save something - also sometimes childminders are cheaper so maybe look at that board too

notremotelyintofootie · 10/03/2011 19:50

Hi, I am in my last year of my phd and unfortunately there is very little help with childcare costs... Tax credit won't help as they don't count it as work.... Childcare vouchers is pretty much the only way plus try applying to the uni's hardship fund/access to learning....

Come and join the student parents board too!

cookielove · 11/03/2011 23:02

The uni you are attending, does it have a nursery attached to it? I work at a uni day nursery and we offer charge less for student users.

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