Hundreds of thousands of families with Tax-Free Childcare accounts not using them
Just over half of families with a Tax-Free Childcare account are using it to pay for childcare fees,...
Tax-Free Childcare
The Government's Tax-Free Childcare scheme was launched in April 2017 and allows working parents to claim back £2,000 a year on childcare costs. Follow the progress of the scheme.
Parents still experiencing technical problems with Tax-Free Childcare as Government looks to promote scheme
Parents are continuing to experience problems with the Tax-Free Childcare system as the Government...
Government reveals £2.4 billion underspend on Tax-Free Childcare
New data from the Treasury shows a difference of £2.4bn between the amount of money allocated for...
Thousands of parents not using their Tax-Free Childcare accounts
Fewer than half of parents with a Tax-Free Childcare account are using it, reveal new Government...
Coronavirus: Eligibility extended for 30 hours and Tax-Free Childcare for the second time
The Government has extended the eligibility for 30-hour childcare and Tax-Free Childcare to enable...
Government reveals £1.7bn in underspend on Tax-Free Childcare
New data from the Treasury shows that there is £1.7 billion in unspent funding for Tax-Free...
Coronavirus: Government extends Tax-Free Childcare and 30-hour childcare eligibility
More than 55,000 parents have applied for 30 hour childcare places since the start of lockdown,...
Government urged to 're-think' its Tax-Free Childcare scheme as take-up remains low
Less than one in six eligible families are using the Government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme, reveal...
Parents financially worse off since childcare voucher scheme closed, finds survey
More than 80 per cent of parents say they are worse off since childcare vouchers were closed to new...
Tax-Free Childcare glitch leaves providers with an 'admin impossibility'
An upgrade to the Tax-Free Childcare system has left providers unable to identify parents’...
Voucher companies call for scheme to be re-opened
Childcare voucher providers are ramping up their campaign to re-open the scheme to parents.
Tax-Free Childcare: only a fifth of predicted number of families sign up
New figures on the take-up of Tax-Free Childcare from HMRC show that just a fifth of the number of...
Parents' complaints about Tax-Free Childcare top 4,500
There have been more than 1,000 formal complaints by parents about Tax-Free Childcare so far this...
Call for high earners to be 'stripped' of the 30 hours and Tax-Free Childcare
A new report proposes lowering the upper eligibility threshold for the 30 hours and Tax-Free...
Editor’s view - A taxing problem
A sluggish start for Tax-Free Childcare with a £600m underspend seems to say you can't give...
£600m underspend on tax-free childcare will be sent back to Treasury
Labour analysis has revealed that projected government spending on tax-free childcare will be £600...
Childcare voucher companies lose battle to keep scheme open
The Childcare Voucher Providers Association has pledged to continue to press Government to keep...
Employers back campaign to keep childcare voucher scheme open
More than 70 businesses and charities have pledged their support to a campaign to save childcare...
Guide to: Tax-free Childcare Vs Vouchers
As part of a new series of handy guides on management issues, we look at Tax-Free Childcare and...
Government renews call for parents to sign up for Tax-Free Childcare
The Government has resumed a drive to encourage parents to sign up for Tax-Free Childcare to pay for...
Labour pledges to scrap Tax-Free Childcare
Labour would abolish tax-free childcare if it come to power, the shadow childcare minister said...
Just 7 per cent of expected parents sign up for Tax-Free Childcare
Only a fraction of the numbers of parents forecast have registered for Tax-Free Childcare, meaning...
Tax-Free Childcare full roll-out delayed
Full roll-out of the Government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme has been delayed until next year.
Petition to keep childcare vouchers open tops 100,000 signatures
A petition calling for childcare vouchers to be kept open alongside Tax-Free Childcare has received...
Thousands of parents do not understand Tax-Free Childcare
A survey of 17,000 parents suggests that more than 60 per cent are 'unprepared' for the Government’s...
HMRC apologises for Childcare Service performance
HMRC has apologised for the difficulties faced by parents trying to access its Childcare Service.
Parents offered compensation over troubled Tax-Free Childcare
Thousands of parents who have missed out on Tax-Free Childcare due to technical problems with the...
Former education secretary demands answers about HMRC's Childcare Service
Nicky Morgan, chair of the Treasury Committee, has written to HMRC to demand answers about the...
Tax-Free Childcare costs top £35m
The Government has spent more than £35m on implementing Tax-Free Childcare, which since its launch...
Tax-Free Childcare runs into problems
Two weeks after its launch, both childcare providers and parents are experiencing difficulties with...
Editor’s view - Tech high and lows
Technology is a mixed blessing in many ways, but when it comes to launching major new digital public...
Just a third of providers have signed up to Tax-Free Childcare
The Childcare Voucher Providers Association has expressed concern that parents will be 'left in the...
Tax-Free Childcare goes live
From today, working parents of children under four can start using Tax-Free Childcare, as well as...
Low-earners’ bad deal
Natalie Perera looks at the detail behind the Government's much-quoted £6 billion childcare spending...
The dangers of ditching vouchers
The way in which the Government has chosen to deliver the Tax-Free Childcare scheme could have...
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