Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 97687

Students: Childcare and Social Security Benefits

Tabled: 5 December 2025

Answered: 7 January 2026

Question

Amanda Hack

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) treating stipends for PhD students as income for the purposes of calculating benefit entitlement and (b) not treating when calculating entitlement to

Answer

Olivia Bailey

It is our ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change. Student parents are eligible for the universal 15 hours of...

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