Missing the mark: childcare tax credit

By Mary Evans, Nursery World, 6 April 2000

The new childcare tax credit may be failing to hit its target of helping unemployed parents into work, while bogus claims cause problems for carers. Mary Evans reports

The new childcare tax credit may be failing to hit its target of helping unemployed parents into work, while bogus claims cause problems for carers. Mary Evans reports The Childcare Tax Credit has been running for six months, but early years professionals from across the spectrum of providers report evidence of low rates of approval for parents, problems over the rigidity of the rules, and even fraud. The Inland Revenue is now...

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