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Please select one of the options below:
All parents, or co-habiting couples in the household earns the equivalent of at least 16 hours at national minimum wage (NMW) OR are in education or training
One parent in the household earns the equivalent of at least 16 hours at NMW and one parent is in education or training
One parent earns the equivalent of at least 16 hours at NMW or is in education/training AND one parent is in receipt of specific benefits for caring
Both parents are earning the equivalent of at least 16 hours at NMW OR in education/training but one or both parents are temporarily on parental or adoption leave
Both parents are earning the equivalent of at least 16 hours at NMW but one or both parents are temporarily away from the workplace on statutory sick pay
Both parents are in education or training but one or both parents have formally suspended their studies due to long term sickness;
One parent earning the equivalent of at least 16 hours at NMW OR in education and training and one parent is disabled or incapacitated based on receipt of specific benefits
None of the above