Childcare support scheme extended

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Parents who do not work because they are carers will be eligible to claim childcare support worth up to £1,200 a year for each son or daughter under a new Government scheme, it was revealed today.

And the scheme - announced in Chancellor George Osborne's Budget in March - will also be extended to those who are off work during maternity or paternity leave.