Question follow-through · 851
Childcare: Applications
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made on the effectiveness of the system for applying for tax-free childcare.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 19 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 23 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 29 Jul 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made on the effectiveness of the system for applying for tax-free childcare.
23 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Jul 2024
Answer published
Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) provides financial support for eligible working parents in paying their childcare costs. For every £8 parents pay into their childcare account, the government adds £2. It takes around 20 minutes for an eligible customer to open an...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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