Petition · Department for Work and Pensions
Scrap child benefit and introduce universal free childcare for every family
Closed
47 signatures
What the petition asks
Introduce universal, publicly-funded day care for children, including meals. This could support early development, ensure nutrition standards for children, reduce pressure on families, improve workforce participation for parents and strengthen the economy and productivity.
It could increase tax receipts by enabling both parents to work and by creating more childcare jobs, raise productivity through greater labour participation. One day care teacher could care for multiple children (min. 3), we think making it more efficient than the capped 2 child benefit. It could guarantee nutritious meals and give every child regardless of family income a strong start, delivering long term socio-economic benefits.
Timeline
| 29 Dec 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
47
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Opened
29 Dec 2025
Closed
29 Jun 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 18 Aug 2026.