News from: Reading Voluntary Action (RVA)

by Nakhat Zahir (Funding Advice Worker)

8 June 2009

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has announced the launch of a new £75 million initiative to help lift low-income families out of poverty. The Free Childcare for Training and Learning for Work scheme will offer 50,000 eligible parents help through childcare support, while they train or learn and to support them into employment. The scheme is open to half a million families in England with one partner in work; an annual household income of £20,000 or less per year; a child or children aged 14 or under; and a child or children aged 18 or under with disabilities. Eligible parents can choose which course is going to give them the right skills to get back into work. Courses could range from a short refresher in maths or a more formal qualification in a range of subjects from social care to teaching. An advisor will help parents to enrol for their chosen course and will advise parents on the childcare options available to them. Parents have the choice from a range of Ofsted childcare, with the LSC paying up to £175 per child per week, or £215 in London. To apply for Free Childcare for Training and Learning for Work, or to find out more about the scheme, you can call the Learner Support helpline on 0800 121 8989, and select option four. for further information please visit website below

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