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Radio 4,06 Apr 2022,53 mins

Zoom fraud, Ukraine visa delays, Childcare Costs

You and Yours

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Our fraud expert Shari Vahl examines how Zoom, the go to communication device of the lockdown, has been used as a tool to defraud one music teacher in Bristol out of £4000. We'll look at how it happened and find out more about why you should be checking anything you have set up on a continuous payment authority. It's a type of recurring payment that a merchant sets up on a customer's card account using their debit or credit card details. Three weeks after the government's Homes for Ukraine family scheme first launched, less than 15% of applications made have been granted with a Visa. We'll be catching up with some You and Yours listeners who signed up for the scheme and are trying to support people stuck in Ukraine. Almost two thirds of parents say the cost of childcare is now the same or more than their rent or mortgage with one in four admitting they have had to cut down on necessary expenses such as food, heating or clothing to afford childcare. We would love to hear your experiences. We look at the rise and rise of childcare costs and how families are struggling to pay the bills. And just how much do the new food labelling rules for restaurants actually help owners and diners? PRESENTER: PETER WHITE PRODUCER: LINDA WALKER

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