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Parents affected by child benefit cuts
Just over 350,000 parents, the majority of whom are likely to be women, could lose vital national insurance credits towards their state pension if child benefit is withdrawn for higher rate taxpayers, says the TUC. Recipients of child benefit currently receive credits towards their state pension if they are caring full-time and not in work.…
Child Benefit Goes Up
Child Benefit has been increased so that, for the first time, the average family will receive more than £100 in child benefit every four weeks. The benefit, which is paid across the board, irrespective of how much parents earn, will reach 12 million children and more than seven million families. The weekly rates are now:…
Pre-Budget report offers help for parents
3rd December Gordon Brown has told MPs that the Government would put in place an ambitious 10-year childcare strategy if Labour was re-elected at the forthcoming general election, expected next May.. The Chancellor says he wants to ensure that every child has the “best start in life” and he has unveiled a range of measures…
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Tagged Child benefit, Child Trust Fund, Childcare, Day care, Daycare Trust, Family, general election, Gordon Brown, Parental leave, Sure Start, Working for Families
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Franchise for families
With “work-life balance” being the key phrase for the Noughties, women are leaving high-powered jobs in droves. But we still want – or have – to work. With Britain’s largest franchise exhibition coming up, now is an ideal time to see if franchising could offer the middle ground your family life craves. Why buy a franchise? They appeal to…
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Tagged baby yoga, Family, franchise, life balance, working, Working for Families, working parents
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Babies bear the brunt of finance cuts
Newborns from April 1st face losing up to £5,500 The package of financial support for a child’s first year of life is set to change dramatically from April 1st 2011, with the consequence that babies born from this April face losing up to £5,500 in the first year of their lives. April 1st 2011 is…
Family tax credit problems costing jobs
Plans to end child poverty by making work pay will have limited success unless problems with the Government’s flagship working families’ tax credit scheme are sorted out, a report from the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (NACAB) warns today. NACAB says that the earnings top-up scheme for low-paid parents could help lift many more families out of…
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Tagged actor, CAB Service, David Harker, David Jason, Employee benefit, Gill Hinchcliffe, Government, healthcare, Life insurance, National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, Political economy, savings, Starting, Tax credits, Taxation, WFTC, Working for Families, Working tax credit
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Family tax credit problems costing jobs
27 February, 2001 PLANS to end child poverty by making work pay will have limited success unless problems with the Government’s flagship working families’ tax credit scheme are sorted out, a report from the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (NACAB) warns today. NACAB says that the earnings top-up scheme for low-paid parents could help lift many more…
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Tagged actor, CAB Service, David Harker, David Jason, Employee benefit, Gill Hinchcliffe, healthcare, Life insurance, Money matters, National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, Political economy, savings, Starting, Tax, Tax credits, Taxation, WFTC, Working for Families, Working tax credit
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