Ep 558: The Budget and free childcare
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his first budget amid a backdrop of public sector strikes, eye-watering inflation and a cost of living crisis. He announced that he is expanding free childcare to under two year olds in England,. In eligible households where all adults are working at least 16 hours, we will introduce 30 hours of free childcare for every single child over the age of nine months. But some groups expressed concern that demand for places will outstrip supply and government funding for the scheme is insufficient.
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