Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will provide fiscal support for self-employed parents not eligible for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme who cannot afford to pay for the childcare necessary to enable them to work.

The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme continues to be just one element of a comprehensive package of support for the self-employed. Those ineligible for the SEISS Grant Extension may still be eligible for other elements of the financial support available. The Universal Credit standard allowance has been temporarily increased for 2020-21 and the Minimum Income Floor relaxed for the duration of the crisis, meaning that where self-employed claimants' earnings have significantly fallen, their Universal Credit award will have increased to reflect their lower earnings.

In addition to this they may also have access to other elements of the package, including Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, mortgage holidays, self-isolation support payments and other business support grants.