Home carers tax credit can help to make ends meet

'The credit has become quite a valuable tax relief over the last number of years' 

The credit has nearly doubled over the past four years, having been worth just €810 per year as recently as 2015. File Picture. 

Many couples with young children face interminable challenges of trying to balance generating income via two jobs against childcare costs and the difficulty of trying to find work that can flex with school and extra-curricular timetables.

The task is not easy, but one factor which does help and should be considered is the potential to claim the home carers tax credit.