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Childcare Vouchers please consult the following website link:http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/childcare/interactiontccv.htmChild MaintenanceChild Maintenance is regular, reliable financial support that helps towards a child'severyday living costs. The parent without the main daytoday care of the child paysChild Maintenance to the other parent. All parents can now arrange Child Maintenanceeither as a private arrangement or through the Child Support Agency. The amount youget will depend on the income of the parent who does not live with the child.Since April 2010 the amount of Child Maintenance that the parent with care receiveswill not affect their benefits.For more information please contact the National Enquiry Line on Tel: 08457 133133Or visit: www.csa.gov.ukImpartial information and support for parents and grandparents is available from ChildMaintenance Options. Tel: 0800 988 0988 or visit www.cmoptions.orgChild Tax CreditThis is a payment to support families with children. You do not have to be working toclaim.Child Tax Credit is paid directly into the bank of the person in the family who is mainlyresponsible for looking after the child/children. It is paid in addition to Child Benefitand any Working Tax Credit.You can claim Child Tax Credit if you are responsible for one child or more. Child TaxCredit can be claimed for a child until the 1 st September following his/her 16 birthday,or for a young person between 16 and 19 who:♦ Is in fulltime education, up to and including ‘A’ levels and NVQ level 3.♦ Is under 19 and has left fulltime education or training but does not have a job or atraining place and has registered with the Careers Service. Applies for 20 weeksafter leaving education or training.♦ Is not claiming Income Support, or tax credits in his or her own right.♦ Is not serving a custodial sentence of four months or more imposed by a court.If you qualify for Income Support or Income based Job Seeker’s Allowance you will beentitled to the maximum amount of Child Tax Credit for your children. Once you havemade a claim you should report changes promptly to avoid being over or under paid.For more information please contact: Tax Credits Helpline Tel: 0845 300 3900 or visit:www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxandBenefitsApril 20114
Education Welfare Benefits in Wrexham 2011/12School Uniform Grants are available to parents/guardians of pupils who are insecondary schools within Wrexham. They will be available for pupils whoseparents/guardians receive:♦ Income Support♦ Immigration and Asylum Seekers Allowance♦ Income based Jobseekers Allowance,♦ Child Tax Credit with income below the set limit of £16,190 but do not receiveWorking Tax Credit (*this figure has remained the same despite changes to TaxCredit thresholds).♦ Pension Credit♦ Income based Employment Support Allowance (ESA)♦ Support under Part VI of the Immigration & Asylum Act 1999♦ Guaranteed element of State Pension CreditAn additional grant of £105 is also available for Year 7 pupils funded by the WelshAssembly Government for parents/guardians who receive any of the above apart fromImmigration and Asylum Seekers AllowanceFor information on both grants please contact: Student Support Section, 16 LordStreet, Wrecsam LL11 1LG, Tel: 01978 297406. Alternatively, application forms areavailable from Secondary Schools (or Primary Schools for Year 6 Pupils), or you candownload a form at http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/educationFree School meals are available to parents/guardians of pupils who are in full timeschool in Wrexham. They will be available for pupils whose parents/guardians receive:♦ Income Support♦ Immigration and Asylum Seekers Allowance♦ Income Based Jobseekers Allowance,♦ Child Tax Credit with income below the set limit of £16,190 but do not receiveWorking Tax Credit. (*this figure has remained the same despite changes to TaxCredit thresholds).♦ Pension Credit♦ Income based Employment Support Allowance (ESA)For more information please contact: Support Section, 16 Lord Street, Wrecsam LL111LG, Tel: 01978 297406.School TransportThe LEA does give help with transport to school in certain circumstances. If youwould like to know more please contact School Transport on 01978 292056 orwww.wrexham.gov.uk/english/education and go to school transport section.Guardian’s AllowanceThis is an allowance for people bringing up a child because one or both of their parentshas died (one of the parents must have been born in the UK). You must be gettingChild Benefit for the child. You do not have to be the child’s legal guardian to getGuardian’s Allowance.April 20115
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