A £4.1bn expansion in free childcare aims to help working parents - but charities say the 'complex' system is not helping those on lower incomes.
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Jeremy Hunt promoted his childcare plans in the budget with a visit to a nursery in Battersea, London Disadvantaged children risk being worse off under the government's childcare reforms, two national charities have claimed., include a £4.1bn expansion in free childcare to provide 30 hours a week for working parents with children as young as nine months old in England.
In a report on Thursday, the charities said the"complex and opaque" system did little to help lower income parents, who would end up with about £4 take-home pay an hour after additionalThe charities said that made it"less likely that work will feel worthwhile and childcare costs will feel affordable".
A low-earning single parent will also be only £60 per month better off if they increase their working hours from four to five days, the report said.
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