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<p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur
disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Where childcare is delivered during an assessment
period, the cost paid for that childcare will be reimbursed at the end of the assessment
period in which it is delivered. In order to be reimbursed, childcare costs can be
reported to DWP up to the end of the assessment period following the assessment period
in which they were paid.</p><p> </p><p>The exact waiting time for reimbursement, therefore,
depends on how far in advance a claimant pays their childcare provider and how soon
the claimant reports those costs to DWP.</p><p /><p>UC claimants who need help with
upfront childcare costs to enter employment or significantly increase their working
hours can apply for help from the Flexible Support Fund (FSF). This is non-repayable
and will pay their initial childcare costs directly to the provider up to the first
salary received.</p>
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