Childcare funding
Has anyone claimed for the funded hours under the impression that they would qualify but the not met the threshold? What happens? Do you just pay back the amount claimed or do you get fined/ in trouble?
I work in a supermarket and been there since May, they said they could only give me a 10hr contract but because I’m available 2 days a week they would give me more hours. When my daughter started at her childminder I asked to increase my contract to 16hrs and they said they don’t offer a contract for 16hrs but they said they would rotate me to 16hrs each week so I qualify and they have stuck to this.
My issue is when I take holiday I’m only paid at 10hrs and if they aren’t busy on my work days then they ask me to go home half an hour early as essentially I’m over my hours each week but 6hrs. Any advice? I spoke to the funded hours people and they were so rude and made me feel awful about myself.
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One key thing to check here - what matters are your average weekly earnings, not your hours. So, if you are paid above minimum wage, you may still hit the threshold if you average earnings over £203.36 per week in the relevant 3 month period. Worth doing the sums as if you are doing 16 hours most weeks and earn even a bit over minimum wage, you may hit that average. If your employer are flexi and can offer you occasional increased hours going forwards, that could be an option to hit eligibility?
(I haven't claimed, still pregnant, but I've done more than my fair share of reading about this as I'm trying to thread the needle between a lack of eligibility for childcare funding due to my income being from a PhD stipend, and a limit on my working hours due to said stipend conditions!) ❤️
ahh thanks, that’s a good point. I earn a little over minimum wage so it does mean if they send me home a little earlier then I still earn the correct amount. The issue I think is with the holiday as I only early £135 on a weeks holiday. In November I have a week off so that will affect it.
I’m not sure if you know the answer but if I don’t think I’m going to qualify for this period and let them know am I able to reapply for the hour again?
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Has anyone claimed for the funded hours under the impression that they would qualify but the not met the threshold? What happens? Do you just pay back the amount claimed or do you get fined/ in trouble?
I work in a supermarket and been there since May, they said they could only give me a 10hr contract but because I’m available 2 days a week they would give me more hours. When my daughter started at her childminder I asked to increase my contract to 16hrs and they said they don’t offer a contract for 16hrs but they said they would rotate me to 16hrs each week so I qualify and they have stuck to this.
My issue is when I take holiday I’m only paid at 10hrs and if they aren’t busy on my work days then they ask me to go home half an hour early as essentially I’m over my hours each week but 6hrs. Any advice? I spoke to the funded hours people and they were so rude and made me feel awful about myself.
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He gives me the silent treatment for hours or days at a time after an argument, especially if I was annoyed at him at first, and he’s spun it round on me. He’s so moody and irritable. I’m so tired of it.
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