Funding for childcare while on UC
I've got 2 children who are 2.5 and 11 months. I'm unemployed, a stay at home parent and on UC. I would really like to do a Level 3 Healthcare and Midwifery access to higher education course. Full time, which is 3 days a week.
My oldest daughter already does 2 days a week, which we will be moving up to 3 days once we get the funding. Also my youngest daughter will be going to nursery in January.
My question is, does anyone know if I would qualify for childcare funding from UC if I'm in full time education? Or do I need to work? My partner works full time. I've also asked the college about grants which they do help with childcare, but it doesn't say to what extent
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Hi, if ur referring to the childcare grant, it is a sum of money that is used to cover you for the year in the childcare account that you create once it's approved for each child. You have to link the childcare provider to the account so they can request 85% of the funds for each child to be paid to them, and you pay the rest of the nursery fee. The money can't be withdrawn. And any money that is left from the whole term of the year that you study is taken back, so if, for example, they grant you 3k and you still have money left by the end date of the grant, they take back what is left after the end date.
I could be wrong about all this but i think uc offers childcare help but I think both parents have to be in employed work
Here's the link to the government calculator https://share.google/KTkYEYcZNNXosR4nb
If youre going to apply for student finance, I would check how much it will lower your UC, it could deduct your UC. But with student finance there is a childcare grant.
Your specific college might offer their own thing so my advice to you is
A) ring the college and speak with them about entitled childcare grants. They often have Welfare or Finance Adviser
B) Ring the UC helpline and ask about childcare and studentfinance and what your options are
I think even with the childcare benefits you still have a small fee to pay so definitely call everyone and find out what the best thing to do is. Put it on your UC journal too
From UC, they will still pay 85% of ur childcare, and you cover the rest. Still, you might lose ur benefit depending on ur study hours, since it might get stopped. It happened to me when I studied an Access Level 3 because they took my hours as full-time. I had to reapply and have the college write a letter on my behalf so I could submit it to UC. If you're doing an apprenticeship, it is totally up to you what service you're going to use.
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My question is, does anyone know if I would qualify for childcare funding from UC if I'm in full time education? Or do I need to work? My partner works full time. I've also asked the college about grants which they do help with childcare, but it doesn't say to what extent
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