Question follow-through · 102102
Childminding: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to protect the tax relief available to childminders under the current HMRC expenses agreement in light of the move Making Tax Digital, including the wear-and-tear allowance; and w
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 2 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 6 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 12 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to protect the tax relief available to childminders under the current HMRC expenses agreement in light of the move Making Tax Digital, including the wear-and-tear allowance; and w
6 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Jan 2026
Answer published
At Budget 2025 the Government confirmed that the standard rules for calculating income tax would apply to childminders who are mandated into Making Tax Digital (MTD). We will phase in this change between 2026 and 2028, in line with the MTD income threshol...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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