Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse has been of administering childcare vouchers in each of the last 36 months.
For question 137635, I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave to the Honourable Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North on 1 March 2018 (129635).
The table below provides the breakdown of the costs for administering the childcare service each month by call centre and IT support cost. This includes the costs of supporting both Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare.
Month | Call Centre Costs[1] (£) | IT Support Costs (£) | Total Costs (£) |
April 17 | 936,275 | 1,001,488 | 1,937,763 |
May 17 | 1,158,196 | 1,136,145 | 2,294,341 |
June 17 | 1,333,135 | 1,136,145 | 2,469,280 |
July 17 | 1,572,458 | 1,252,344 | 2,824,802 |
August 17 | 1,955,659 | 1,336,145 | 3,291,804 |
September 17 | 2,362,997 | 1,459,861 | 3,822,858 |
October 17 | 1,882,743 | 1,136,145 | 3,018,888 |
November 17 | 2,261,795 | 1,218,064 | 3,479,859 |
December 17 | 2,029,776 | 1,200,104 | 3,229,881 |
January 18 | 2,555,326 | 1,174,878 | 3,730,204 |
February 18 | 2,209,577 | 1,174,878 | 3,384,455 |
March 18 | 2,338,005 | 1,174,878 | 3,562,783 |
[1] This includes Childcare Service Operations (CSO) Paybill and covers other work such as administration and processing costs