What do you make of the new plans announced yesterday? If you've not caught up yet, we've put together everything you need to know.
There are many factors to think about when considering returning to work after having children and many parents rely on the Government's 30 hours of free childcare scheme. Following the recent budget announcements, this scheme will soon be changing to help out more parents keen to get back to work.
While previously the 30 hours of free childcare was only available for 3 and 4-year-olds, the Government have now listened to campaigners, experts and mums and realised this needs extending. That's why the scheme is changing to become available to children from 9 months old. We've rounded up everything you need to know about the new rules from when it's coming into force to how you can claim it.
• Children between nine months and two years old will get 15 hours of free childcare from September 2024Who is eligible for the new scheme? The chancellor says the eligibility criteria will stay the same as they are under the current arrangements for three and four-year-olds. Parents are eligible if they work more than 16 hours a week and neither they nor their partner earns over £100,000.All parents in the household must be working a minimum of the equivalent of 16 hours a week at the National Minimum Wage .
Some campaigners however do agree that the staged introduction of the changes and the date of 2024 is needed to avoid overwhelming childcare workers and help boost child carer numbers. Another announcement made by the Chancellor was that the government has offered a £600 one-off sign-up bonus to childcare workers to encourage workers into the childcare sector. This is a positive step for families struggling to get a nursery place due to nurseries being short-staffed.
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