After midnight tonight, parents not already using childcare vouchers will only be able to receive childcare support through the Government’s Tax-Free Childcare.
This is despite opposition from MPs, employers and parents to close the childcare voucher scheme to new parents.
A campaign to #SaveChildcareVouchers, launched by the Childcare Voucher Providers Association (CVPA), received the backing of 278 employers, representing more than 140,000 employees.
On top of this, 69 MPs signed a second Early Day motion urging the Government to keep the scheme open until a more thorough analysis was completed of the 'winners and losers', which was also a recommendation of the Treasury Committee.
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