The big lie
Simon Vevers
Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Nurseries are being asked by the Inland Revenue to help catch cheating parents - while losing money. Simon Vevers reports The Inland Revenue says there is 'no evidence whatsoever of an increase in tax credits fraud' - a claim which is baffling many childcare providers, not least because the Inland Revenue is increasingly asking them to check whether parents are sending children to their setting and are therefore entitled to state support.
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