Universal credit: Parents can claim more of their childcare costs

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From today, working families on universal credit can claim more of their childcare costs.

Working families on universal credit will receive a cash boost from Wednesday, when childcare payments rise by 47% in England, Scotland and Wales.

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride says the change removes "one of the biggest barriers to work for parents".- but the maximum for one child has been pegged at £646 a month since 2016.

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