British childcare is among the most expensive in the world and the government is being urged to do more to help with the costs in order to boost workforce participation among parents of young children, particularly women
British childcare is among the most expensive in the world and the government is being urged to do more to help with the costs in order to boost workforce participation among parents of young children, particularly women.
View 2 more storiesTo be eligible, both parents must be working more than 16 hours a week at minimum wage, with neither earning more than 100,000 pounds a year net.Children aged 11 or under are eligible, so this scheme can also be used to help fund wraparound care and holiday clubs once children are in school.
CHILDCARE VOUCHERSThis scheme is closed to new applicants, having been replaced by tax-free childcare, but is still used by many who were signed up to it before 2018.It allows parents to take up to 55 pounds a week of their wages free of tax or National Insurance to use to buy vouchers to spend on childcare.
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Factbox: What are the options for reforming British childcare support?The British government is under pressure to reform the help it provides with childcare costs that are among the most expensive in the world, in order to help get more parents back into work.
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