Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 86090

Childcare

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025

Question

Tristan Osborne

LabourChatham and Aylesford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of 30 hours free childcare on (a) Job Centre operations and (b) levels of returns to employment.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The Department for Education 30 hours free childcare is one of several government childcare offers, including the Tax-Free Childcare and Universal Credit childcare. DWP has not made an assessment of the impact of the Department for Education’s 30 hours fr...

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