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Pre-School Credits still available

Wed, 05 Sep 2018

Parents of children in pre-school are being reminded they can still apply for credit.

Government provides £3,430 towards the cost of a pre-school place if your child turns four between now and the end of next August.

Member for the Department of Education, Sport and Culture, Ann Corlett MHK, told Energy FM: “The former standard rate of the pre-school credit was doubled in this year’s Budget, increasing from £1,700 to £3,420 per child. The credit is now a universal benefit, which means that every child is entitled to the same amount."

The grant can be broken up to help throughout the year when payments would be required. In the 2017-18 academic year, a total of 775 credits have been issued to parents of children having their fourth birthday during the year.

Applications can be made online. Hard copies of the application form are also available from the Welcome Centre at the Sea Terminal in Douglas and from DESC’s headquarters at Hamilton House on Peel Road.

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