A family stimulus: Supporting children, families and the economy through the pandemic by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank in a joint project with the Trades Union Congress (TUC) also claims that the needs of children and families have been forgotten in the crisis response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The paper notes that the childcare sector has already lost an estimated £228 million (13 per cent of its income) through parents withdrawing their children. Providers also face a ‘cliff edge’ at the end of January, when Government support for free places unused during the pandemic is due to end – meaning an estimated £400 million cut in support.
The two organisations jointly call on the Government to:
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