Hopes to bring down barriers to starting a family on the Island

Recommendations from Population Rebalancing Committee to be put to Tynwald

Finance, employment law and rights to maternity leave have acted as the biggest barriers to couples looking to start a family, but that could be soon to change.

Fifteen recommendations are due to be put to Tynwald, including a one that would seek support for pre-school credit to be extended to include children from the age of one.

Others include payments to be made to parents at specific milestones in a child's life to assist with things like school uniforms.

The move mirrors the UK's announcement which would see the changes come into effect in 2025.

The Chair of Tynwald's Population Rebalancing Dr Michelle Haywood hopes the changes prove government is on the side of working families: