Being a parent is no easy task, and no one has all the answers to the many problems that our children face on a day-to-day basis. The following pages have been collated to act as pointers to those specialists who can provide useful advice to parents. Of course, they are far from exhaustive and we would ask that if any users find a useful website, let us know and we'll consider including it.

Service Families Task Force Salary Sacrifice/ Childcare Voucher Scheme Fact Sheet (52 kB)

Armed Forces Childcare Voucher Scheme
The regulations on the Childcare Voucher Scheme have recently changed in relation to Boarding School fees. You can now claim for the element of boarding school that is not included in compulsory education, such as out of hours clubs, provided that the school separates the elements of the bill. Full details of the scheme can be found at:
http://www.modchildcare.co.uk/

Health in Pregnancy Grant to Cease

From January 2011 the Health In Pregnancy Grant will cease as part of the Government's wider measures to tackle the UK's current financial deficit. Full details, together with a flow chart giving specific dates, are in the document below:

Health In Pregnancy Grant - the facts
( Health In Pregnancy Grant.pdf, 94 kB )