Earlier this month, the government launched a 12-week consultation on how to implement the new childcare support announced in this year’s Budget. It’s remarkable how much media coverage you can get in the quiet month of August for proposals that are not new. This month’s announcement was the same as the one five months ago. This time, however, the stay at home mums’ lobby was fully armed and took to the airwaves to argue that their case for a share of the nearly £1 billion new investment.
But they are not the only ones to lose out. Low earners are also overlooked by the current proposals but their case has been largely missing from the discussion so far.
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