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Parents spend nearly a fifth of their salary on childcare
www.daynurseries.co.uk
[Day Nurseries] - The Coalition Government recently announced it plans to set up a childcare commission led by education minister Sarah Teather and work and pensions minister Maria Miller. As well as cutting the costs of childcare, it will explore ways to increase the
Minimum child maintenance payments to double to £10 a week
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[BBC News] - Work and pensions minister Maria Miller said it was time to "reflect the costs of bringing up a child" and "reduce the gap" in funding obtained from working and non-working parents. The flat rate of £10 will apply for people on benefits and those
Absent fathers will see benefits docked to pay for children
www.telegraph.co.uk
[Telegraph.co.uk] - It comes after Maria Miller, a junior work and pensions minister, last year hinted that absent parents on benefits should pay more in maintenance. She suggested that “increasing the payments of non-resident parents on benefits and those on lower
MP silent on Manydown
www.dailyecho.co.uk
[This Is Hampshire] - BASINGSTOKE MP Maria Miller has again refused to be drawn on whether she supports the building of any new homes on Manydown. The Conservative MP was approached by The Gazette after bosses on Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
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