Child Tax Benefits MORE parents are getting help with the cost of childcare through a government scheme, new figures reveal – but many could still to be missing out. Tax-free Childcare topped up working families spending on childcare by £241 million across UK last year, with thousands more signing up to the scheme. But HM Revenue and Customs believes around 1 million eligible households are not making use of the scheme – while industry bosses blame the current funding system for being too complex. In Blackburn with Darwen, HMRC data shows 685 parents used the scheme to help with the cost of childcare in 2020-21, up from 560 the previous year.
TAX-FREE: Figures reveal many families aren t benefiting from the scheme Worcester parents are missing out on up to £2,000 a year in tax-free childcare, new figures reveal. More parents in Worcester are getting help with the cost of childcare through a government scheme – but many could still to be missing out. The scheme, called “Tax-free Childcare”, topped up working families’ spending on childcare by £241 million across UK last year, with thousands more signing up. The Early Years Alliance welcomed the increase in uptake but said it was still “significantly lower than projected”, and money not spent should be reinvested into childcare.
MORE parents in St Helens are getting help with the cost of childcare through a government scheme, new figures reveal – but many could still to be missing out. Tax-free Childcare topped up working families spending on childcare by £241 million across UK last year, with thousands more signing up to the scheme. But HM Revenue and Customs believes around 1 million eligible households are not making use of the scheme – while industry bosses blame the current funding system for being too complex. In St Helens, HMRC data shows 1,135 parents used the scheme to help with the cost of childcare in 2020-21, up from 950 the previous year.
In Wirral, HMRC data shows 2,095 parents used the scheme to help with the cost of childcare in 2020-21, up from 1,695 the previous year. Photo: Radar More parents in Wirral are getting help with the cost of childcare through a government scheme, new figures reveal – but many could still to be missing out. Tax-free Childcare topped up working families’ spending on childcare by £241 million across UK last year, with thousands more signing up to the scheme. But HM Revenue and Customs believes around 1 million eligible households are not making use of the scheme – while industry bosses blame the current funding system for being too complex.