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One in 10 UK families see one earner's wages used solely to cover childcare and commuting costs, research by insurer Aviva has suggested. | One in 10 UK families see one earner's wages used solely to cover childcare and commuting costs, research by insurer Aviva has suggested. |
Some 4% of women surveyed said they were "paying to work", because their costs were greater than their wages. | Some 4% of women surveyed said they were "paying to work", because their costs were greater than their wages. |
It concluded that juggling these costs was proving frustrating for parents. | It concluded that juggling these costs was proving frustrating for parents. |
Business leaders recently called on the government to extend childcare support for parents with children aged one and two. | Business leaders recently called on the government to extend childcare support for parents with children aged one and two. |
The CBI employers' organisation said that this, and raising the threshold for National Insurance, would help raise family incomes and get more adults into work. | The CBI employers' organisation said that this, and raising the threshold for National Insurance, would help raise family incomes and get more adults into work. |
'Tackling the cost' | 'Tackling the cost' |
About 43% of parents with children aged up to five said they used childcare to enable them to go back to work. | About 43% of parents with children aged up to five said they used childcare to enable them to go back to work. |
The Family and Childcare Trust has calculated that the cost of childcare in the UK was £11,700 for an average family with one child in full-time nursery and one child in an afterschool club. | The Family and Childcare Trust has calculated that the cost of childcare in the UK was £11,700 for an average family with one child in full-time nursery and one child in an afterschool club. |
The Aviva survey of 2,000 parents with children aged up to five suggested the median average wage left by the lower earner's family was £243 a month. This was after the cost of childcare, commuting, workwear and work-related equipment. | The Aviva survey of 2,000 parents with children aged up to five suggested the median average wage left by the lower earner's family was £243 a month. This was after the cost of childcare, commuting, workwear and work-related equipment. |
"[Our] findings paint a picture of a nation of parents struggling to keep their heads, and careers, above water in the face of rising childcare costs," said Louise Colley, protection director at Aviva. | "[Our] findings paint a picture of a nation of parents struggling to keep their heads, and careers, above water in the face of rising childcare costs," said Louise Colley, protection director at Aviva. |
The government has said it is doing more than its predecessors to tackle the cost of childcare. | The government has said it is doing more than its predecessors to tackle the cost of childcare. |
It has said that more families than ever before are now eligible for free childcare. | It has said that more families than ever before are now eligible for free childcare. |
However, a recent report by the Pre-school Learning Alliance claimed that the government's free childcare scheme was facing "chronic underfunding". | However, a recent report by the Pre-school Learning Alliance claimed that the government's free childcare scheme was facing "chronic underfunding". |
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