'Raise tax credits to reach parents'

By Simon Vevers, Nursery World, 11 March 2004

The level of Working Tax Credit (WTC) paid to parents should be raised to help tackle the chronic shortage of affordable childcare places in some areas, a London local authority says. The London Borough of Camden launched a campaign called Families Need Childcare last week to press for more ring-fenced revenue funding so that other local authorities can create more affordable places, in advance of chancellor Gordon Brown's Budget on 17 March.

The level of Working Tax Credit (WTC) paid to parents should be raised to help tackle the chronic shortage of affordable childcare places in some areas, a London...

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