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Grandparents can boost their DWP State Pension with childcare NI credits
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (329+ words) Grandparents who care for their grandchildren could be eligible for Class 3 National Insurance (NI) credits, which count towards their state pension. Introduced on 6 April 2011, these credits can fill gaps in your NI record and boost your future pension. Martin Lewis…...
Book Stay and Play at Poppins Day Nursery, Worcester
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (96+ words) A nursery is holding a Stay and Play session this weekend. Poppins Day Nursery in Alexander Road, Worcester, will host the event from 7am until 8am on'Sunday, January 4. The nursery in a detached bungalow on a large corner plot has a baby…...
Water company to create 400 work placements for young care leavers
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (367+ words) Water company Severn Trent has announced a major new initiative to create 400 high-quality work experience placements for young care leavers across the Midlands. Over the next four years, Severn Trent and other Midlands businesses will open their doors to offer…...
Ministers launch full review of parental leave as current system ‘not working’
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (506+ words) Ministers have launched a review of parental leave and pay as the current system is "not working" for young families. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the Government will investigate the whole system for supporting new parents to take time off…...
‘Generational shift’ in free childcare will give women freedom, says Phillipson
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (458+ words) Women will be given added "freedom" to have more children by expanded government-funded childcare, the Education Secretary has said. Starting Monday, working parents of children who turn nine months old before September 1 can apply to access up to 30 hours of…...