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Free childcare for working families starting after compulsory maternity leave.

Submitted on Tuesday 16th July 2019

Rejected on Wednesday 31st July 2019

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Free childcare for working families starting after compulsory maternity leave.

Petition Details

Women can return to work 2 weeks after childbirth, 4 if they work in a factory. Many families are not entitled to Tax Credits if they meet the threshold. Families face financial hardship as the majority of their wages are taken up with childcare costs. Please stop in-work poverty!


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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