Question follow-through · 35897

Pre-school Education: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered amending the eligibility criteria for the Employment Allowance to include pre-schools.

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
5 Mar 2025
Target answer date
10 Mar 2025
Answer
10 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered amending the eligibility criteria for the Employment Allowance to include pre-schools.

  2. 10 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    As set out in the response to your written question on 26 February 2025, eligibility for the Employment Allowance (EA) is dependent on individual circumstances, in line with HMRC guidance. However, most private childcare providers, including pre-schools, ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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