Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Change the income cap for free childcare to an increased, household cap

Closed 31 signatures

What the petition asks

Revise and reform the eligibility for free child care hours for children aged four and under.
We want the individual cap abolished and replaced with an increased, household cap

If a child lives in a household where two parents earn £99,999, and there’s a combined income of £199,998, the child could still get funding. But if one parent earns £101k and the other is on minimum wage they get no hours at all.

It’s the mother who is usually the lower-earner and without any childcare subsidy they can be priced out of work and their career suffer.

Timeline

25 Mar 2024 Petition opened for signatures
29 May 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 31
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 25 Mar 2024
Closed 29 May 2024

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