Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of eligible families with children under five (a) have an open Tax Free Childcare account and (b) used their Tax Free Childcare account in 2020-21.
The table below shows the total number of children with open and used Tax-Free Childcare accounts for 0-4 year olds in 2020-21:
Month/Year | Total Open Accounts (0-4 year olds) | Total Used Accounts (0-4 year olds) |
Apr-20 | 447,725 | 87,055 |
May-20 | 442,905 | 62,575 |
Jun-20 | 446,180 | 117,490 |
Jul-20 | 460,955 | 157,200 |
Aug-20 | 470,145 | 159,840 |
Sep-20 | 465,120 | 225,020 |
Oct-20 | 464,860 | 232,435 |
Nov-20 | 474,150 | 240,935 |
Dec-20 | 477,185 | 245,065 |
Jan-21 | 490,315 | 230,370 |
Feb-21 | 503,135 | 230,450 |
Mar-21 | 525,770 | 283,095 |