Tories Childcare Pledge
All parents working 16 or more hours a week would be eligible to get 30 hours of free care a week under the Tories’ proposals.Reported by 4 of 4 outlets; wording from Evening Standard.
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The Conservatives have promised to scrap the "absurd cliff edge" that mean parents in England lose out on childcare support when they earn more than £100,000 a year.
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- 3 Oct
Under the current system, put in place under Rishi Sunak’s government, families with young children in England are eligible for 30 hours a week of free childcare, but this cuts off if one parent earns more than £100,000, irrespective of another parent’s salary.
Coverage 4 articles
3 Oct Tories pledge to fix £100,000 childcare 'cliff edge' that forces parents to work less
Daily Mail
3 Oct Tories would expand free childcare to high earners, Badenoch says
The Guardian
3 Oct Tories pledge to scrap £100,000 childcare 'cliff edge'
BBC
3 Oct Tories pledge to end £100,000 childcare ‘cliff edge’ on eve of conference
Evening Standard
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