PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Change Free Childcare eligibility to parents combined income
Currently you can only get tax-free and free childcare if a single parent earns less than £100k taxable income. It should be household income.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 10/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 10/100,000
Background
It’s not exactly fair that two parents can earn £99k taxable income each, earning £198k and still get government support. But to the other extreme one parent earning £101k and the other on £20k does not