A huge rule change is set to be introduced
Some households struggling financially will get a cash boost of hundreds of pounds starting from this week. The cash will come in as a huge rule change to Universal Credit is set to be introduced by the Department for Work and Pensions - so that working parents get more assistance.
They will also be able to claim back from £1,108 to £1,630 - a rise of £522 - for two or more children. The new amounts come into effect from June 28, with the Government describing it as its "biggest expansion to childcare provision".
In the past, childcare costs have always been given back later, meaning parents on low incomes would have to find hundreds of pounds upfront to pay childcare providers and then ask the DWP to refund the money. Many parents have been unable to find these upfront costs from their limited resources.
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