Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 12898
Childcare
Tabled: 5 November 2024
Answered: 11 November 2024
Named DayQuestion
Dr Allison Gardner
Labour — Stoke-on-Trent South
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Universal Credit reimbursement processes on claimants having to pay childcare fees upfront in a lump sum.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsUniversal Credit customers can claim up to 3 months of future childcare costs at a time with these costs reimbursed month by month. Universal Credit childcare element, when claimed together with upfront childcare costs, means that customers receive up to ...
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