Universal Credit: Childcare
Commons · Question 125367 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Christine Jardine
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the requirement to pay childcare costs in advance prior to reimbursement through Universal Credit on levels of employment; and what steps she is ta
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 28 Apr 2026
The Office for Budget Responsibility, in their Spring 2023 and October 2024 Economic and Fiscal Outlook, published their economic impacts of various policy measures, including childcare. These can be found here: The economic effects of policy measures - O...