All these stories worry the hell out of me
I guess the bad payers are fairly rare, but it's not a nice position to be put in. I hope you get it sorted, and I would definitely chase it, don't feel sorry for her, she's working and claiming for childcare, so probably 75% of your fees would've been paid to her through tax credits. I would definitely send the letter that someone else suggested, and add something along the lines of "I understand that you claimed part of your fees via the Inland Revenue, so I will need to contact them in order to alert them of non-payment"... just to see if that scares her?!
Before I was made redundant, I claimed part of my childcare fees through tax credits, and they aren't that strict at checking up. I think I gave the registration number when my first daughter was in nursery, and they never asked for any other details after that, just assumed it was all the same. So she probably IS still claiming, and therefore committing fraud, so dob her in! If she is homeless, maybe she didn't pay her rent?! Some people think they can live off everyone else!!
Good luck, sorry I went on a bit! lol.
Louise.xx
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