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Written question asked by Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 2 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 September 2019. It was answered by Rishi Sunak (Conservative) on Monday, 9 September 2019 on behalf of the Treasury.


Childcare

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of eligible parents take up tax free childcare.

Answer

The latest Tax-Free Childcare Official Statistics show that 141,000 families used a Tax-Free Childcare account to pay a childcare provider in June 2019. This is around 11% of the estimated number of eligible families.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
284422
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Childcare Parents Tax allowances
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk