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Old 09-Mar-2008, 11:28
jools jools is offline
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Default Re: child care

Originally Posted by LittleNoo View Post
If you're not single I think you really need to have a very low household income or very very very high mortgage and childcare costs to be able to claim childcare allowance. Its all means tested and the threshold is pretty low.. Us for instance... £1300 per month income with £850 a month mortgage will get jot.. regardless of the fact the nursery bill would be a furth £250-300 per month leaving only £200 for other bills, running cars etc!
hi littleNoo, jools here im in the same position as imogen my husband takes home £1,400 month martgage £850 but we have high utility bills so does none of this get taken into account ? how do you feed your family, i would have to give up my income to start uni i dont know how i can pay for child care as well " loan up to the eye balls i supose ha ha"
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