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Nurseries, Build to rent, Baking

Consumer news. Nurseries warn that government funding for increased free childcare is not enough. Plus the end of the Bake Off effect.

Nurseries in England are warning that local councils are failing to provide enough money to fund an increase in free childcare for three and four year olds. From September, children will be eligible for up to thirty hours a week - if both parents are in work, and don't earn more than a 拢100,000. However the National Day Nurseries Association says a Freedom of Information request shows that most nurseries won't be able to afford to provide the extra hours. The Government says it's putting an extra six billion pounds into early years care.
And If you have been asked to pay new additional charges for nappies, food, or anything else as part of your childcare package, Money Box Live would like to hear from you. E-mail the programme at moneybox@bbc.co.uk. And the programme is on air on Radio 4 at 3pm on Wednesday July 5th.

The Great British Bake Off is the third biggest baking "event" for shops in the UK, after Christmas and Easter, as fans of show attempt to re-create the contestants masterpieces. But sales of baking ingredients have recently slowed down, as have sales of cookery books. The winner of 2012's GBBO, John Whaite discusses baking on the cheap, and whether the "Bake Off effect" has had it's day.

Plus the city institutions moving in to the rental market. What will tenants get from renting flats from large financial companies?

Presented by Peter White
Produced by Natalie Donovan.

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45 minutes

Chapters

  • Free Childcare

    Nursuries say funding isn't being increased in line with a rise in demand

    Duration: 06:29

  • Build to Rent

    The big companies moving into the Uk's private rental market

    Duration: 07:59

  • TV Sport

    What could the planned overhaul of Sky Sports' channels mean for customers?

    Duration: 03:52

  • Cancer Debt

    A cancer charity says calls from patients worried about money has doubled

    Duration: 05:11

  • Baking Sales

    A look at why sales of baking goods and recipe books may be falling

    Duration: 06:12

  • Safety Deposit Boxes

    Banks around the UK are closing their bank deposit boxes

    Duration: 05:18

  • Supermarket Franchises

    How the race for space in the grocery sector is prompting new deals and partnerships

    Duration: 05:18

  • Supermarket Franchises

    How the race for space in the grocery sector is prompting new deals and partnerships

    Duration: 05:18

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  • Fri 30 Jun 2017 12:13

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