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Letters: Handouts for Fraud
Nursery World,
20 September 2007
I am concerned about the way families receive help with the cost of their childcare through Working Families Tax Credit.
I have set up a small neighbourhood nursery in a deprived ward. I am trying to help, but some of the local parents are abusing this system. Several families have outstanding fees adding up to a few thousand pounds in total. I am aware that the families have received assistance up to 80 per cent to help pay for their childcare from the tax credits, which I feel is a very good incentive for people returning to work. The unfortunate...
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