Workers will be able to receive up to 50 per week in subsidised childcare services, childcare national state insurance company
or vouchers tax-free.

Previously parents had only received tax free help if their employer managed the childcare facility.

The news came as the chancellor announced his twice yearly pre-Budget report.

The national insurance recruiter has capped financial support at 50 a week - well below the typical cost of 128 a week for a nursery place Read Workplace childcare Q & A

According to a recent survey, parents in the UK pay on average 6,650 a year for each child.

Number one

Tax relief on 50 a week childcare spending could benefit millions of employees using registered childcare.

However, tax lincoln national life insurance
will only apply to spending on registered childcare.

Many workers who rely on friends and relatives to look after their children while they are at work will not benefit.

About one in ten employers provide some kind of childcare help to employees.

It is hoped that the tax break will encourage more firms to help out their workers and as a result has received a warm welcome from childcare charities.

Stephen Burke, director of the Daycare Trust, said: “Paying for childcare is the number one issue for parents calling our helpline. The cost is simply beyond the reach of many families.”

“The measures announced today will help more working parents pay for childcare. The Chancellor is living up to his national western life insurance
as the childcare champion,” Mr Burke added.

Extra burden

However, other people are more sceptical about its merits.

They believe it will add to the costs and complexities for employers, as well as raising national insurance costs for many employees who already benefit from NI free childcare and their employers.

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nurseries are expected to retain their current tax and NI free status.

However, other forms of existing employer-provided childcare will be affected by the cap.