HC Deb 17 December 1959 vol 615 c222W
96. Mrs. White

asked the Minister of Education what consideration has been given to making allowances for domestic help, to enable women with domestic responsibilities to meet them during the special two-year teacher training period for mature students.

Sir D. Eccles

The arrangements for calculating grants provide for up to£2 per week of a mother's income to be disregarded if she has to pay for the care of her children during term-time while she is training to be a teacher.