Childcare Support for working parents with less than 5 years residence

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A decision made (10.12.2008) to approve Childcare Support for working parents with less than 5 years residence.

Decision Reference: MD-S-2008-0092
Decision Summary Title :	DS – Childcare support for working parents with less than 5 years residence		Date of Decision Summary:	10 December 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Sue Duhamel Policy and Strategy Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title :	Childcare support for working parents with less than 5 years residence		Date of Written Report:	10 December 2008
Written Report Author:	Sue Duhamel Policy and Strategy Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Childcare support for working parents with less than 5 years residence
Decision(s): The Minister approved a non-statutory stand-alone benefit scheme to provide assistance with childcare costs to working parents with less than 5 years residence.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Income Support scheme requires a minimum residency period of five years in order to qualify for support. The Minister wishes to provide some financial support to families that do not satisfy the residence conditions for Income Support but do incur childcare costs whilst the parents are working. A stand-alone, non statutory scheme will be used to allocate funds to these parents.
Resource Implications: There are no manpower implications. An annual budget of up to £200,000 has been made available within the Departmental cash limit and it is expected that costs will be met from within this amount.
Action required: Customer Services Director to liaise with the Jersey Childcare Trust to make details of this scheme known to childcare providers and parents. Customer Services Director to arrange for administration of stand alone benefit with effect from 1 February 2009.
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Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):