Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 72874
Universal Credit: Childcare
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025
Question
Cameron Thomas
Independent — Tewkesbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of Universal Credit childcare costs.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsNo such assessment has been made. The Universal Credit Childcare element expenditure and forecast statistics can be found in row 18 of the ‘Universal Credit and equivalent’ tab, published here: Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2025 - GOV.UK Further...
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