Written questions

Childminding: Tax Allowances

Commons · Question 108040 · Tabled 23 Jan 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 29 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will reconsider the decision to withdraw the childminder tax agreement BIM 52751.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 29 Jan 2026

Childminders play a vital role in childcare. The Government has eased rules on working from schools and community centres and increased early years funding rates above 2023 average fees. These increases reflect increased costs, and from April 2026, local ...