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<p>As was recently announced by the Secretary of State in her speech on 11 January
2019, where the initial month’s childcare costs may prevent a claimant from starting
work, Jobcentres have been instructed to use the Flexible Support Fund to help smooth
this transition.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working to ensure that frontline
staff are aware of, and promote, the additional financial support available to eligible
claimants to help them with their childcare costs. Instructions on the use of the
Flexible Support Fund have already been issued to operational staff across the country
and further notices will be issued as processes are refined and updated.</p>
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