News and Insights

Start off the new year with a spring clean of your family finances

Policy Insight
5th January 2023

Call the Family Benefits Advice Service to find out what financial support your family is entitled to in 2023.

Employers For Childcare reflects on a busy 2022 for our charity and Social Enterprise

Press Release
22nd December 2022

End of 2022 review for Employers and Childcare and High Rise and looking ahead to 2023.

Applying for a pre-school place in Northern Ireland

Policy Insight
19th December 2022

Applications for a pre-school place open on Tuesday 10 January 2023 and close on Friday 27 January 2023.

Energy crisis hitting the early learning and childcare sector hard

Policy Insight
9th December 2022

Energy Bill Relief Scheme must be extended beyond March 2023 for early learning and childcare providers.

Increase in support with childcare costs needed for working parents

Policy Insight
5th December 2022

Government must remove the cap on support with registered childcare costs under Tax-Free Childcare and Universal Credit.

Manage your Childcare Voucher account carefully

Policy Insight
5th December 2022

Parents should not salary sacrifice more than they plan to use to pay for registered childcare.

More families in Northern Ireland are benefitting from Tax-Free Childcare to help with their childcare costs

Policy Insight
1st December 2022

Most working parents entitled to help with childcare costs through Tax-Free Childcare or other schemes.

What financial support is available with housing costs in Northern Ireland?

Policy Insight
29th November 2022

If you live in Northern Ireland, find out what financial support you may be entitled to with your housing costs – whether you are renting or a homeowner.

All Party Group hears of crisis facing childcare sector in Northern Ireland alongside learning from international best practice

Policy Insight
25th November 2022

Report of November 2022 meeting of the All Party Group on Early Education and Childcare.

What is a personal tax account?

Policy Insight
22nd November 2022

Find out more about the benefits of signing up for a personal tax account.