Childcare benefits for Universal Credit claimants
Mr Hunt will announce childcare costs for those on Universal Credit will be paid up front.
The maximum amount of cash parents can claim for childcare will also be increased by hundreds of pounds.
The maximum cap for claims per month has remained unchanged for 18 years at £646 for one child and £1,108 for two.
This is now expected to increase to £950 for a single child and £1,680 for two.
Struggling mums and dads will be better off in a year under the plans, making it easier for them to go back to work.
It’s a major win for The Sun’s Make Universal Credit Work campaign, which has been calling for childcare support to be paid upfront and remove the barrier stopping parents from getting back to work since December 2018.
Currently, parents on Universal Credit can claim back 85% of their childcare costs – but they have to pay upfront first.
