What Would Support Towards Childcare Costs Mean to Your Family?

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1 The Childcare Offer for Wales – Are You Eligible?
1.1 The Offer can:
1.2 Eligibility
1.3 What Could You Receive?

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Today on the blog we’re talking about the Childcare Offer for Wales, and how you might be entitled to it. This year has been a really daunting time for many, and if you’re juggling work/family/life and your own self-care, the Childcare Offer for Wales might be a gleaming light of support for you.


The Childcare Offer for Wales – Are You Eligible?


Most working parents of 3 to 4 year olds can now claim funds towards the cost of childcare, and this could help make life a little less stressful for working parents. You could potentially have more flexibility with work and possibly earn some extra money each month. This offer will mean many things to different people, but applications for the Childcare Offer for Wales are open now, so it’s worth applying to see if you could benefit from the Offer. You can learn more here (link: https://gov.wales/childcare-offer-for-wales-campaign), to see if you are eligible.


The Offer can:

  • Help with childcare costs: This means you can use any extra money for the essentials needed for you and your family.
  • Give you more flexibility: You could potentially work more hours or manage your working day in an easier and more suitable way to suit your family.
  • Allow more time to develop your skills.



Eligibility

To be eligible for the Childcare Offer for Wales:

  • Your child must be aged 3 or 4 years old
  • You must earn at least the National Minimum Wage or Living Wage for 16 hours a week, on average
  • Each parent must earn less than £100,000 per year
  • Parents in lone parent families need to be working
  • Parents in two parent families must both be working
  • Parents who are self-employed or on a zero hours contract need to prove their status and provide relevant documents
  • Parents who are employed or self- employed but are on statutory leave for example, maternity leave
  • Foster carers and kinship carers may also be eligible
  • Families where one parent gets certain benefits may also be eligible.

Contact your Family Information Service for more details.


What Could You Receive?

Depending on your situation, you could get up to 30 hours a week of early education and childcare. The 30 hours is made up of a minimum of 10 hours early education a week and a maximum of 20 hours a week childcare. The amount of childcare you get depends on how much early education your local authority offers. This could really change your situation if you’re struggling to juggle all of life’s commitments.

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