Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average value of support claimed under the childcare costs element of universal credit is; and what the average number of children per claimant in respect of whom claims are made is.

The average value of support claimed under the childcare costs element of Universal Credit is published and can be found in Table 5 here: Universal Creditclaimants eligible for and receiving the childcare element between March 2021 to February 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Notes:

1. The data has been sourced from Internal Management Information
2. Figures are for GB only and include households where UC was in payment only
3. The percentage has been rounded to the nearest 1%