Day Care

Treasury written question – answered am ar 17 Gorffennaf 2013.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Paul Burstow Paul Burstow Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol, Sutton and Cheam

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the Government has allocated in each of the last five years to programmes to support families to meet (a) the cost of childcare and (b) the cost of care of adult children or other family members.

Photo of Sajid Javid Sajid Javid The Economic Secretary to the Treasury

The Government holds the following information on budget allocations or where these are not produced, actual expenditure over the last five financial years.

£ million
Programme 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Childcare element of working tax credits 1,567 1,618 1,548 1,217 n/a
Employer-Supported Childcare(1) 400 460 530 670 640
Spending by local authorities on free early education for three-four year olds(2) 1,796 1,883
Spending by local authorities on free early education for two year olds 17 58 67 64 296
Spending by local authorities on Adult Social Care (cash terms)(3, 4, 5) 13,850 14,460 14,610 14,750 n/a
(1) These figures include childcare vouchers and directly contracted childcare but not workplace nurseries. (2) A new method for LAs to fund providers of free early education was introduced in 2011, because of the way data was collected before this change it is not possible to obtain complete data on free early education spend prior to 2011-12. (3) It is for local authorities to determine the allocation of expenditure across services provided at a local level; figures for adult social care are therefore actual expenditure rather than an allocation.. (4) Figures for adult social care are collected and published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSGC). They do not take into account funding transferred from the NHS to local authorities to support adult social care services. Expenditure data for 2012-13 is not yet available. (5) Expenditure on disability and carers' benefits is in addition to this.

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