Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury

Make Schooling Expenses, paid by Parents, Income Tax Deductible

Closed 39 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently, UK state education is funded via income tax. Parents of children who do not attend state school, e.g. because of independent schooling, home schooling etc, should therefore be able to deduct their expenses for schooling from their income tax.
While middle income families are already disadvantaged in terms of disposable income vis a vis childless households, it would be fair to allow them to tax deduct any extra schooling expenses on top of what they already fund through their income tax. This would then allow a broader group of households to benefit from a wider choice of schooling options while encouraging schools to compete for the brightest students.

Timeline

2 Oct 2020 Petition opened for signatures
2 Apr 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 39
Status Closed
Department HM Treasury
Opened 2 Oct 2020
Closed 2 Apr 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.