Conservatives pledge to remove £100,000 childcare income limit

Under the current rules in England, working parents can receive 30 hours of government-funded childcare for children aged nine months to four years, but eligibility is lost when a parent’s income exceeds £100,000. The same income threshold applies to tax-free childcare, under which the government adds £2 for every £8 parents pay into a childcare account, up to £2,000 per child each year. [1]

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch told the BBC’s *Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg* that the party did not want people penalised for working harder. The Conservatives say removing the threshold would encourage work and boost economic growth. [1]