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<p><strong>Based on the best available data, we expect Tax-Free Childcare will be
open to at least twice as many families as Employer Supported Childcare.</strong></p><p>
</p><p><strong>Tax-Free Childcare will be launched in autumn 2015 and rolled out to
all eligible families with children under 12 within the first year of the scheme's
operation, instead of just to under 5s in the first year. This will deliver support
much more quickly, with around 1.9 million working families now qualifying within
the first year.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Working lone parents are more likely
to have lower income levels than working couples. More lone parents will therefore
receive support for childcare through Tax Credits and then subsequently Universal
Credit that is generally more generous than Tax-Free Childcare. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>It
is estimated that of the families that will directly benefit from the Tax-Free Childcare
scheme around 95% are couples and 5% are lone parents.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The
latest 2011-12 Child and Working Tax Credits finalised annual awards publication show
that of the families that benefit from the Childcare Element of Tax Credits, 39% are
couples and 61% are lone parents.</strong></p><p> </p>
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