Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 36891
Universal Credit: Childcare
Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has considered reviewing Universal Credit childcare rules to provide more support to home-educating families using registered educational settings.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsNo 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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