Childcare
Commons · Question 12898 · Tabled 5 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Allison Gardner
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Universal Credit reimbursement processes on claimants having to pay childcare fees upfront in a lump sum.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 11 Nov 2024
Universal Credit customers can claim up to 3 months of future childcare costs at a time with these costs reimbursed month by month. Universal Credit childcare element, when claimed together with upfront childcare costs, means that customers receive up to ...