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20 Mar 2013

Budget gives 'little hope to struggling families hit by sweeping cuts'

Of the £950 million provided for additional support with child care, only £200 million will go to low to middle income families on Tax Credits or Universal Credit.
20 Mar 2013

Childcare vouchers will not help poorest, government warned

The UK government's childcare voucher proposals will not help those most in need in the midst of huge further cuts the chancellor is planning, say critics.
14 Sep 2011

Action demanded on Scottish work and childcare crisis

Scottish families on low-incomes are being forced to leave work and turn down jobs because they cannot afford to pay for childcare, a new survey shows.