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Written question asked by Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 21 May 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 May 2024. It was answered by Laura Trott (Conservative) on Friday, 24 May 2024 on behalf of the Treasury.


Childcare: Tax Allowances

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of families eligible for tax free credits have not taken up their entitlement for tax free childcare in each of the last 5 years.

Answer

Statistics relating to Tax-Free childcare account usage are published quarterly in "Tax-Free Childcare Statistics" on the gov.uk website.

The current estimated number of families in the UK that are eligible for Tax-Free Childcare is 1.2 million. As this is an estimate, it is not possible to give an exact number of the number of eligible families not using Tax-Free Childcare.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
27316
Session
2023-24
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Childcare Tax allowances
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk