The data from HMRC reveals as of June, 53 per cent of families with Tax-Free childcare (TFC) accounts were using them.
A breakdown of the figures shows for the same month, 391,210 families had a TFC account and were taking up the 30 hours, but just 186,625 were using it. There were 260,350 families with just a TFC account and 204,820 were using it.
Around 1.3 million families are thought to be eligible for TFC, which allows working parents to claim back £2,000 a year on childcare costs. Last year, data from the Treasury revealed a £2.4bn underspend on the scheme.
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