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Hello, in this week's Moneybox Live podcast, we're talking about childcare.

Because for many parents, it's a necessity.

It's as essential as roads and rail for getting them to work.

But it's not cheap.

As is going up as well in the next few weeks, which isn't great.

I mean, it's the third rise that she's been in, which is just over a year.

Sending a two-year-old to nursery for 50 hours a week, which would let a parent work full-time,

can cost more than £,000 pounds a year,

at least until next month, when new funded hours begin to kick in for parents in England.

The government is expanding the funded childcare hours available to working parents,

and in last week's spring budget, the Chancellor promised extra money to help make it work.

The first phase of that plan is just a few weeks away.

From April, eligible working parents of two-year-olds will be able to access 15 hours of childcare support.

Or will they?

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