Committees

Universal Credit and childcare costs

Inquiry

The Committee looked into how well Universal Credit supports parents with childcare costs.

We focussed on:

• The requirement for parents to cover childcare costs upfront.

• The maximum amounts that the Government will reimburse each month.

• How easy it is for parents to get advice about what support they can claim for.

Read the call for evidence to find out more about the inquiry.

The Report from the inquiry can be found here.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Thursday 13 January 2022.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Fourth Report - Universal Credit and childcare costs
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Response to this report
Fifth Special Report - Universal Credit and childcare costs: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2022–23
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Fifth Special Report - Universal Credit and childcare costs: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2022–23
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Oral evidence transcripts

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20 April 2022
Inquiry Universal Credit and childcare costs
Witnesses David Rutley MP (Minister for Welfare Delivery at Department for Work and Pensions), Mims Davies MP (Minister for Employment at Department for Work and Pensions), Neil Couling (Director General Change and Resilience and SRO for Universal Credit at Department for Work and Pensions), and Donna Ward (Director, Poverty, Family & Disadvantage at Department for Work and Pensions)
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2 March 2022
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Written evidence

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Centre for Social Justice (UCC0019)
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Chloe (UCC0018)
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Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) (UCC0017)
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Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
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