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Childcare: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered (a) reviewing tax relief eligibility for childcare costs for freelancers in irregular employment sectors such as film and television and (b) enabling greater flexibility in the

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Answering body: Treasury
Tabled: 11 Mar 2026
Target answer date: 16 Mar 2026
Answer: 20 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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11 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered (a) reviewing tax relief eligibility for childcare costs for freelancers in irregular employment sectors such as film and television and (b) enabling greater flexibility in the
16 Mar 2026
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20 Mar 2026
Answer published
It is our ambition that families have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, improving opportunity for every child and work choices for every parent. This is key to the government’s Plan for Change, which starts with rea...

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