Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Fourth Report - Universal Credit and childcare costs
Work and Pensions Committee
HC 127
Published 20 December 2022
Recommendations
5
Rejected
Para 44
We recommend the Government amend the regulations on the use of the Flexible Support Fund...
Recommendation
We recommend the Government amend the regulations on the use of the Flexible Support Fund so that receipts for payments made from the Fund can be submitted as if the parent had paid the childcare costs themselves. This would have …
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Government Response Summary
The government will not amend regulations on the use of the Flexible Support Fund, stating that it would not want to risk introducing a reporting system to such a granular level of detail that may drive undesirable behaviour across Jobcentres.
Department for Work and Pensions
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Rejected
The range of childcare support schemes available to parents is complex, and they need access...
Recommendation
The range of childcare support schemes available to parents is complex, and they need access to good quality, timely information to make the best decisions about 48 Universal Credit and childcare costs their finances. We recommend the Department for Work …
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Government Response Summary
The Department does not agree with the Committee that developing specific calculations on payments for UC childcare would be beneficial for claimants and feel that it could be misleading.
Department for Work and Pensions
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