Updates to Early Years Provision (UK)

The government is expanding early years and childcare government funding to working families from April 2024 which will enable working families of two year old children to access up to 15 hours of government funded early years education a week (based on 38 weeks). 

This will be expanded from September 2024 for working families of children after they have turned nine months and then from September 2025 this will be expanded to 30 hours. For more information and parents to check their eligibility visit: Childcare Choices | 30 Hours Childcare, Tax-Free Childcare and More | Help with Costs | GOV.UK.

Minimum Income Requirement - Incremental Approach to New Threshold Amount

You may have seen reference to the announcement from the Home Office that the planned increase to the MIR to £38,700 will happen incrementally, with a figure of £29,000 applicable from Spring 2024. The Home Office have released a Factsheet that explains more. Among other things, this advises that under the new provisions there will no longer be a separate child element.

Defence continues to liaise with the Home Office in order to understand how this will impact Service Personnel (Officers and Soldiers) and their families, and further information will be provided once more details are known.

link for the factsheet 

Going Forward Into Employment (GFiE) - New Roles in Department for Work and Pensions and HMRC

Going Forward Into Employment (GFiE) For more information use this link

There are 2 new roles available within the Department for Work and Pensions and HMRC

GFIE- 290 - HMRC Strategic Exports & Sanctions Enforcement Investigations Officer –

9 Positions available in either Stratford (East London), Croydon or Manchester.

Closing date 31/01/2024.