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Chancellor urged to fix £100k childcare ‘cliff edge’ that prompts parents to cut work

Chancellor urged to fix £100k childcare ‘cliff edge’ that prompts parents to cut work

John Healey has been urged to fix the £100,000 childcare “cliff edge”, that means some higher-paid employees cut back on work to avoid losing their entitlement.

Since the latest expansion of taxpayer-funded childcare in 2024, families with young children in which both parents earn less than £100,000 a year can be entitled to 30 hours a week of care - or none at all, if one of them cross that threshold.

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