Martin Lewis says 800,000 people are currently missing out on childcare help and not claiming the financial help they're entitled to. The financial expert set out what parents can do to get support after a dad who earns £30,000 a year asked the money-saving expert if he would be "better off on benefits".
In The Martin Lewis Money Show Live on ITV, the dad said he and his partner have eight-month-old twins and they were facing childcare costs of £3,000 per month, meaning he "simply can't afford to go back to work". He asked if he would be "better off on benefits" due to the huge cost, reports YorkshireLive.
He said: "We have eight month old twins and simply can't afford to go back to work. Childcare costs for five days per week are coming in at over £3,000 a month. I earn £30k per year but this is not enough to support our family. Is there any help available to us or are we, I hate to say it, better off on quitting our jobs and going on benefits?"
