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Budget to take place on Wednesday 24th March
At 12.30 on Wednesday 24th March, the Budget is announced. We will then find out if the Government plan to change the childcare voucher allowance from £243 per month or £55 per week.
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Early Years Vouchers Joins Facebook
Keep up to date with all the latest news and updates about childcare vouchers. Go to facebook and search Early Years Childcare Vouchers, and join our group.
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Government change mind over scraping childcare vouchers
The government was considering plans to end tax relief from 2011 and divert money into offering more free childcare places for two-year-olds.
But in a letter to Parliamentary Labour Party's Women's Committee joint chairs, Fiona Mactaggart MP and Roberta Blackman-Woods MP, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has confirmed the plans have been scaled down.
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Government announcement on the childcare voucher benefit
At the Labour Party Conference this week, Gordon Brown announced plans to phase out the childcare voucher benefit during the period April 2011 to April 2015. They are proposing to provide ten hours a week of free childcare for children aged 2 - 16 years old as an alternative.
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National Minimum Wage Increases
The adult rate of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) increases to £5.80 (£5.73) an hour from 1 October 2009.
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Additional Paternity Leave and Pay
The government has announced its intention to introduce Additional Paternity Leave and Pay for fathers of children due on or after 3 April 2011. Click here for the full story
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