Universal Credit: Childcare
Commons · Question 36889 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of universal credit childcare support rules on families (a) who home-educate and (b) whose children attend educational settings registered
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 17 Mar 2025
No 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...