southerndancemum Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Hi all Sorry if this has been asked before but couldn't find it on here... When you apply for mds is it on your take home or pre tax etc? And do they take into account fees paid out for other child? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petalviolet Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 ...n Sorry I used to be an editor, I just feel better now. X 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southerndancemum Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 Lol sorry. Done on my phone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeafterballet Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Hi, it is your gross income ! Pre tax etc ! No concideration of any outgoings but a deduction in the total of approx £1900 per other dependent child ! There is a grid on the Gov. uk website that gives you an estimated contribution ! The calculations for contribution are down to the penny ! We were not far off in year 7 with our estimate ! It is the travel etc that catches you out !! ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeafterballet Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I believe there is a discount for 2 children in an MDS ! None for an MDS and a DaDa ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Completely off topic, but I've been meaning to ask you for ages CdR, why do you use exclamation marks rather than full stops? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Lol sorry. Done on my phone I've edited the title for you. :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeafterballet Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Bad poor grammatical error / habit JulieW !! I love them !! Lol ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nana Lily Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 If you have DC1 on MDS then DC2 is awarded an MDS you pay half the contribution of DC1 for DC2. In summary: DC1 100% of assessed contribution DC2 50% of assessed contribution of DC1 You fill out an MDS form for each child and put down the other sibling so they take off the £1900 for a dependent child on each form. In our situation the total contribution for both was then added together and split 50/50 between each child, but not sure if all schools do this. We are nearly at the end of having two DC's at lower school. We made the decision that we would let both have this opportunity, but really consider very carefully as the extra contributions you will pay plus all the hidden extras for the second child is a massive burden. The contribution for the first child is a massive stretch anyway for most families, no matter how great or how low your household income is the contribution you have to make takes up a huge portion of your 'disposable' income once basic bills of mortgage/rent, utility bills and council tax are paid. Would we do it again, yes, but there have been sleepless night with worry. Good luck with auditions! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southerndancemum Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Pretty much as I thought then. Can someone put the link to the gov page on thread for me. I can't find it and the two links I've found go to a dead end 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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