Is the Government once again pushing nanny registration out of the back door? Mary Evans looks at the arguments against its latest plans for parents to claim tax relief
Ministers might have expected the Government's plan to extend the help it gives parents with childcare costs to include carers working in the family home to be applauded. Instead, it has been met with accusations of prejudice and discrimination.
Previously the childcare tax element of the Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) was available only for parents using forms of registered care provided outside the home, such as a nursery or a childminder. The Chancellor's belated recognition in this year's Budget that many families opt to have their children cared for in their own homes has been welcomed. However, the proposed solution has been derided and denounced, because it excludes nannies unless they first become registered childminders.
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