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Childcare: Employment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to encourage employers to adopt (a) tax-free childcare and (b) other workplace nursery schemes.

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Treasury
Tabled
3 Jul 2025
Target answer date
8 Jul 2025
Answer
8 Jul 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to encourage employers to adopt (a) tax-free childcare and (b) other workplace nursery schemes.

  2. 8 Jul 2025

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  3. 8 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The workplace nursery scheme exemption allows employers to offer childcare support to employees without incurring income tax or National Insurance (NI) charges, provided certain conditions are met. HMRC publishes online guidance on the use of workplace nu...

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