Dear Service Provider,
Please see the below updates in relation to AIM Plus and Non term applications.
Minimum of 1 hour AIM plus/AIM Non-term per day child is attending
Please be advised applications for AIM plus and AIM Non-term must be submitted for a minimum of 1 hour per day the child is attending the service. If you have submitted an application for AIM Plus or Non-term for 30 minutes (0.50) this will be referred back to you for clarification and update.
Payments for AIM Non-term applications
Payments for approved AIM Non-term applications will begin to be processed from next week (28 October 2024) onwards. If you have submitted your AIM Non-term application by 25 October, you will receive backdated funding to the latest date of the following:
- The AIM standard funding start date.
- The date AIM plus or AIM non term support commences (employment of additional employee).
- The date the NCS confirmed claim commences.
AIM Expansion cases
Please monitor your cases on the Early Years Hive, as we may be in contact with you to gather additional information in relation to your AIM Plus or AIM Non-term application(s). Please respond to these cases as priority so your application can be fully appraised and processed as quickly as possible.
Backdating of AIM Plus and Non-term applications
All applications submitted by close of business on Friday 25 October will be eligible for backdating of funding as outlined above. Any application submitted from 26 October onwards, once approved, your funding will commence from the latest date of the following:
- Monday following approval.
- The date AIM plus or AIM non term support commences (employment of additional employee).
- The date the NCS confirmed claim commences.
Regards,
The Early Years Team