The government's Tax-Free Childcare scheme: your views wanted

[RowanMumsnet]

Hello

The government has launched a further consultation on its tax-free childcare scheme.

While the main points of the scheme are agreed, there is an ongoing discussion about how the vouchers should work and be administered. Should they be looked after by National Savings & Investment, HMRC or by private voucher provider companies (who currently administer the workplace childcare voucher scheme).

In their own words:

'The consultation seeks views on options for the government to deliver Tax-Free Childcare itself, through National Savings and Investments (NS&I), or within HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). This will mean all interested parties will have had an opportunity to comment on all of the options for account provision across public and private sectors. The government will consider responses to this consultation alongside the response to the previous consultation before it makes its final decision on the provision of childcare accounts.'

If you'd like to respond to the consultation, you can do so via this link before June 27, or do post on the thread below.

Thanks
MNHQ

[daphnehoneybutt]

Whichever will cost the least to administer!

Maybe then they can be a bit more generous with other things.

This is a tiny change really. I would have got the employer vouchers anyway (will start for DC1 before this comes in and will probably just stay with that scheme as I wont want it buggering up).

I would be more impressed with better shared parental leave (not 39 weeks on sweet FA), and people who work looking after children being better paid and the profession being more respected.