Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 36889

Universal Credit: Childcare

Tabled: 10 March 2025

Answered: 17 March 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of universal credit childcare support rules on families (a) who home-educate and (b) whose children attend educational settings registered

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

No such assessment has been made. Childcare cost claims should be relevant to the hours a customer is undertaking paid work, but allowances are made for reasonable travelling time. For school-age children, eligible childcare costs should be outside of sch...

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