Petition
Change Free Childcare eligibility to parents combined income
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
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.
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
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Make all households with income under £200,000 eligible for free childcare
Make all households with income under £200,000 eligible for free childcare
Make all households with income under £200,000 eligible for free childcare
Make all households with income under £200,000 eligible for free childcare
Timeline
| 23 Jan 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Mar 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Aug 2026.