Written Question·Treasury·UIN 74365

Childcare: Coronavirus

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025

Question

Gregory Stafford

ConservativeFarnham and Bordon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending the rules for the childcare vouchers scheme to allow participants to receive refunds, subject to the appropriate tax and National Insurance contributi

Answer

James Murray
We appreciate the temporary closure of childcare settings during the COVID-19 pandemic may have left parents unable to use some existing Government childcare offers, including Childcare Vouchers. Parents can seek to get a refund from their employer for th...

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