The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced the maximum amount parents receiving universal credit can claim back for childcare fees will rise to £951 a month for one child and £1,630 for two or more children.
This is an increase of 47 per cent from the current rates of up to £646 for one child and £1,108 for two or more children a month.
The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) said that the updated threshold figures are long overdue, but warned they need to continue to 'reflect rising costs of delivering childcare places or parents and providers will end up paying the price.'
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