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Catherine Furze

Parents claiming DWP Universal Credit to receive up to £1,630 cash boost every month

Working parents who claim Universal Credit can get up to £1,630 towards their monthly childcare costs from today, June 28.

The package of changes for working parents, announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in the Spring Budget, mean that the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) will now pay childcare costs up front, as well as increasing the amount that parents can claim back for their childcare costs to £951 for one child and £1,630 for two or more children.

Read more: North East pensioners targeted in DWP £3,500 extra cash pilot

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