Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 86090
Childcare
Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025
Question
Tristan Osborne
Labour — Chatham 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 JohnsonThe 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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