Fourth Report - Universal Credit and childcare costs

Select Committee
Work and Pensions Committee HC 127 20 December 2022
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 14 items (8 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 14 of 14 classified)
Accepted 3
Acknowledged 4
Deferred 4
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 2
Government response
Fifth Special Report - Universal Credit and childcare costs: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2022–23 · published 31 Mar 2023
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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7 Recommendation Not Addressed
The UC childcare offer is, in some ways, more generous than the system it replaces,...
Recommendation
The UC childcare offer is, in some ways, more generous than the system it replaces, as it offers a higher percentage reimbursement. However, support for childcare for some of the poorest families in the country has failed to keep pace … Read more
Government Response Summary
The response describes work to promote the use of UC childcare and support Work Coaches understanding rather than uprating the childcare cost caps.
Department for Work and Pensions
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