Question follow-through · 88333

Childcare: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the household income threshold for childcare support on (a) labour market participation and (b) associated reductions in local economic activity.

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Treasury
Tabled
5 Nov 2025
Target answer date
12 Nov 2025
Answer
12 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the household income threshold for childcare support on (a) labour market participation and (b) associated reductions in local economic activity.

  2. 12 Nov 2025

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  3. 12 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to providing access to affordable childcare to support parents’ who want to go out to work, and their local economies. This includes rollout of 30 funded hours for working parents from September 2025, which the OBR has estimate...

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