Childcare: Northern Ireland
Commons · Question 86206 · Tabled 29 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support working parents with childcare costs in Northern Ireland.
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 12 Nov 2025
The early education and childcare entitlements are a devolved matter.Parents may be eligible for childcare support through Tax-Free Childcare or Universal Credit Childcare which are UK-wide offers. Tax-Free Childcare can help with an additional 20% contri...