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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.

answeredTreasury

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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

  1. 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.

  2. 23 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 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...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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