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Childcare: Tax Allowances

Asked by Claire HannaSocial Democratic & Labour PartyTreasuryTabled Answered 19 March 2026UIN 120458

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of eligible households in Belfast South and Mid Down, West Belfast, North Belfast and East Belfast constituencies are availing of the Tax Free Childcare scheme.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

The number of families that use Tax Free Childcare in these constituencies each year is published in table 12 of Tax Free Childcare statistics (Tax-Free Childcare Statistics, December 2025 - GOV.UK).

Eligible population data is not broken down at constituency level so it is not possible to calculate the proportion that are using the scheme.

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