Issue - decisions
Golden Tickets for parents in receipt of Universal Credit for 2 year nursery funding
20/03/2019 - Golden Tickets for parents in receipt of Universal Credit for 2 year nursery funding
To award a ‘Golden Ticket’ to
parents of 2 year old children in receipt of universal credit
identified through DWP lists.
The scheme would start for children eligible for a 2 year nursery
place from September 2019 and run for 12 months in the first
instance.
The impact would be evaluated after one year to check on numbers
and % increase in take-up of 2 year places
There were 18 children on the last DWP list and this will increase
slowly as benefit recipients change to UC. There would potentially
be 25-30 on the DWP list in September 2019.
All on the list are eligible when the list first appears but may
lose eligibility over time.
To minimize this risk there will be a two week time scale (expiry
date) on the Golden Ticket after which time a parent will need to
apply online in the usual way.