Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to support dual income families where both parents work full time hours.

This Government is committed to supporting families with the cost of childcare and we will be spending almost £6 billion in 2019/20 on childcare support – more than ever before.

Families where both parents work more than 16 hours per week at the National Living Wage and earn less than under £100,000 per year are eligible for a range of support including:

• 20% of childcare costs for children under the age of 12, up to a cap of £2000 per child per year, from Tax-Free Childcare.
• 30 hours of free childcare per week for 3 and 4 year olds in England.