Question follow-through · 22896

Extended Services: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether costs for (a) before-school breakfast and (b) after-school clubs and programmes for children of (I) primary (II) secondary school age are eligible for reimbursement through universal credit as c

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
9 Jan 2025
Target answer date
13 Jan 2025
Answer
14 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether costs for (a) before-school breakfast and (b) after-school clubs and programmes for children of (I) primary (II) secondary school age are eligible for reimbursement through universal credit as c

  2. 13 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Universal Credit childcare support is paid to eligible Universal Credit customers in work for childcare for children up to the age of 16 and can be considered for the costs of wraparound childcare, including breakfast and afterschool clubs. Childcare prov...

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