As from 6 April 2011 changes will be implemented that will affect those on the higher or additional tax rates.  The change will only affect those joining the childcare voucher scheme on or after 6 April 2011.

Employees who join the scheme on or after 6 April 2011 will only be eligible to sacrifice the amounts shown below

                                      Basic Rate Tax      Higher Rate Tax     Additional Rate Tax

Weekly                           £55                        £28                        £22

Monthly                          £243                      £124                      £97

Annual                           £2915                    £1484                     £1166

Employees who are registered onto the scheme on or before 5 April 2011 will still be able to sacrifice as they are now.

Linking up Ltd is supporting Childrens Links in the Dare to Care Campaign to End Child Poverty in the UK, by helping to register 500 new volunteers in January.

The U.K. has one of the worst rates of child poverty in the industrialised world. Barnardo’s, End Child Poverty, CSV, The Children’s Society, Children’s Links, and NCH have launched a campaign to show what individuals can do in their own communities to help end child poverty, each charity leading a themed month of activities.