Moving into Work Childcare Costs 2022-03-21
2022-03-21
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The question arises as single parents are struggling to afford childcare due to the payment structure of Universal Credit, which is paid in arrears, compared to immediate payments received by those under tax-free childcare.
What steps she is taking to help people with childcare costs to move from universal credit into work. Today is national Single Parents' Day, a day on which I remember my late mum and everything she did to raise me and my sisters. Many single parents in Vauxhall struggling on universal credit find it impossible to pay up front for childcare because universal credit pays them in arrears. How can the Minister justify forcing universal credit claimants to pay money that they simply do not have for childcare while parents receiving tax-free childcare receive that funding immediately?
The hon. Member makes an important point, and I also pay respect to her mum and to single parents across the UK on today of all days. I thoroughly recommend that her constituents go to the jobcentre and see the work coaches because a flexible support fund is available that can help to take care of up-front payments for childcare.
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The justification for requiring Universal Credit claimants to pay upfront for childcare was not provided.
Suggesting Constituents Go To The Jobcentre
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The question arises as single parents are struggling to afford childcare due to the payment structure of Universal Credit, which is paid in arrears, compared to immediate payments received by those under tax-free childcare.
What steps she is taking to help people with childcare costs to move from universal credit into work. Today is national Single Parents' Day, a day on which I remember my late mum and everything she did to raise me and my sisters. Many single parents in Vauxhall struggling on universal credit find it impossible to pay up front for childcare because universal credit pays them in arrears. How can the Minister justify forcing universal credit claimants to pay money that they simply do not have for childcare while parents receiving tax-free childcare receive that funding immediately?
The hon. Member makes an important point, and I also pay respect to her mum and to single parents across the UK on today of all days. A flexible support fund is available that can help to take care of up-front payments for childcare.
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Assessment & feedback
The justification for requiring Universal Credit claimants to pay upfront for childcare was not provided, and no specifics about the flexible support fund were given beyond mentioning its existence.
Suggesting Constituents Go To The Jobcentre
Mentioning A Flexible Support Fund Without Details
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