Lone parents and informal childcare: A tax credit childcare subsidy?

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 807-823

  Skinner, Christine ^a   Finch, Naomi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child caresubsidy; Grand parents; Informal child care; Lone parents; Negotiation; Working tax credit

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; SINGLE PARENT; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TAX INCENTIVE;

EID: 33750614768     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2006.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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