title: Family costs.
abstract: Childcare allowances for nursing students are inadequate, inconsistent and complicated to obtain. With two in five nursing students a parent, attrition rates are bound to rise unless government addresses the imbalance.
authors.forename: Adele
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Waters
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002654:Child Care / Q000191:economics*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D013338:Students, Nursing; D019464:Tax Exemption; D006113:United Kingdom