Submitted on Friday 5th August 2022
Rejected on Monday 8th August 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Change the Universal Credit system for childcare reimbursement
The Universal Credit system currently pays childcare costs only in the month to which they are relevant.
This should be changed to childcare costs covered in the period in which they are paid.
Using the summer holidays as an example, parents should not be expected to wait for a month or more to be reimbursed for childcare costs, as these costs quickly build up and given the current climate it is impossible for many parents, putting them in the position of having to cut back rent/food etc purely to be able to keep working
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
Childcare costs claimed through Universal Credit are paid as part of your monthly Universal Credit payment, and it's not clear how you want this to change. It's not clear if you want the Government to reimburse any childcare costs people are eligible for as part of their Universal Credit entitlement immediately, or in some other way.
You can claim back up to 3 months of future childcare costs, and these costs will be paid back month by month.
You can find out more about Universal Credit childcare costs here: www.gov.uk/guidance/universal-credit-childcare-costs
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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