Help with childcare costs… – Page 2 – Chat Forum

the-muffin-man · 2012-02-23T16:07:07Z

Just wondered what sort of help is available? We've never bothered claiming for childcare costs in the past as we've always managed to cover it, but the recent reduction (slashing!) of the threshold to receive Family Tax Credits this has now left us the best of a grand lighter. So we just wondered what is available, do schemes have to be run through work etc? Cheers

jota180

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Why tax people on the thing that enables them to work?

In times of a booming economy, I'd agree
But right now there's no incentive to and - possibly - no need

Posted : 01/03/2012 3:53 pm

cinnamon_girl

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Ooooh, some touchy blokes here. 🙄

Posted : 01/03/2012 4:17 pm

midlifecrashes

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It now seems that right up to an income of over £64000, three children, 41% taper, max childcare claimed, still puts you in the Working tax credit/child tax credit system. I can't see how that can be sensible.

Posted : 01/03/2012 5:02 pm

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