Childcare providers – help parents to get financial support towards their childcare costs

Details of £400 energy payment for households revealed – for England, Scotland and Wales only

What is Shared Parental Leave and Pay?

Help with back to school costs

330 parents supported with upfront childcare costs in Northern Ireland through the Advisor Discretion Fund

Rise in the National Insurance threshold means fewer people will pay National Insurance

Critical importance of the early years for children and the vital role of early years workforce must be recognised.

Mothers taking earnings hit due to difficulties accessing or affording childcare

Cost of living payments will start to issue in July

Planning needs to turn into progress and a timeline agreed for publication of a new Childcare Strategy for Northern Ireland