Treasury written question – answered at on 4 October 2019.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) children and (b) families benefiting from tax-free childcare in each year since its inception in (a) East Hampshire constituency, (b) Hampshire local authority area and (c) England.
HMRC publish quarterly Official Statistics which includes a breakdown of families using Tax-Free Childcare by country and Government Office Region. The latest statistics were published in August 2019:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tax-free-childcare-statistics-june-2019
Using methodology consistent with the published statistics HMRC can calculate account usage at the local authority and parliamentary constituency level. Results for England, Hampshire Local Authority and East Hampshire Parliamentary Constituency are shown in the table below:
Rounded to nearest 100. | Users of Tax-Free Childcare | |||
2017-18 | 2018-19 | |||
Families | Children | Families | Children | |
England | 52,300 | 64,600 | 144,400 | 181,200 |
Hampshire Local Authority* | 1,600 | 2,100 | 4,400 | 5,700 |
East Hampshire Parliamentary Constituency | 100 | 100 | 300 | 400 |
*Hampshire Local Authority figures are compiled from the following lower tier/district authorities:
East Hampshire |
Eastleigh |
Fareham |
Gosport |
Hart |
Havant |
Rushmoor |
Winchester |
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