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Tories Pledge to End £100,000 Childcare ‘Cliff Edge’ on Eve of Conference
The party said the change would remove a cliff edge that leaves some parents worse off after pay rises and distort work incentives, economists said.
- On Saturday, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch pledged to abolish the £100,000 childcare "cliff edge" ahead of the party's annual conference in Birmingham, describing the current system as "absurd."
- Under current rules, parents lose entitlement to 30 hours of free weekly childcare once individual income surpasses £100,000. Badenoch argued this disincentivizes work, stating, "people who work harder don't get punished for doing so."
- The Tories estimate the plan costs £700 million annually, funded by reducing headcount at arm's-length bodies like the Environment Agency and Arts Council England, potentially saving £1.6 billion by 2029-30.
- A Labour Party spokesperson criticized the proposal, noting the Tories set the original thresholds and defended current government investment in early years through an announced "Childcare Review."
- Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith will frame the policy as a "first step" toward simpler taxes during his conference speech on Monday, positioning it as a strategy to boost economic growth.
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