Childcare: Tax Thresholds

(asked on 28th November 2023) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the feasibility of increasing the earnings threshold for eligibility for tax free childcare.


Answered by
Laura Trott Portrait
Laura Trott
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
This question was answered on 4th December 2023

The £100,000 per parent per annum earnings threshold in Tax-Free Childcare was set because the Government believes it strikes the right balance between helping parents with their childcare costs, and managing the public finances in a responsible way.

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