UK chancellor urged to remove £100k childcare ‘cliff edge’ prompting parents to cut work hours

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1. Wed, 9 September 2026

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   • The Guardian World23:01
     UK chancellor urged to remove £100k childcare ‘cliff edge’ prompting parents to cut work hours

     Critics say threshold pushes higher-paid staff to cut back on work and often mothers to stop working to avoid losing entitlement John Healey has been urged to fix the £100,000 childcare “cliff edge”, that means some higher-paid employees cut back on work to avoid losing their entitlement. Since the latest expansion of taxpayer-funded childcare in 2024, families with young children in which both parents earn less than £100,000 a year can be entitled to 30 hours a week of care - or none at all,...

2. Fri, 11 September 2026

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   • dailypost.co.uk11:46first to report
     HMRC childcare rule affecting thousands explained

     The controversial rule means working parents can lose their entitlement