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The profile of spending on the Childcare Element of Universal Credit in 2018/19 was £100 million1<\/sup>. As the volume of claimants with children on legacy benefits decreases as they move to Universal Credit, spending on childcare will increase accordingly.<\/p>

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Spending on child-related benefits administered by HMRC are shown in the table below.<\/p>

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2018-19<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Child Tax Credit (excluding childcare element)2<\/sup><\/p><\/td>

£18.0 billion<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Tax Free Childcare 3<\/sup><\/p><\/td>

£117 million<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Child Benefit 3<\/sup><\/p><\/td>

£11.5 billion<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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  1. The Universal Credit spending is derived from internal DWP models, and costs have been rounded to the nearest £100 million.<\/li>
  2. Total Child Tax Credits comes from HMRC 2018-19 Annual Report and Accounts. This is reduced by an estimate of the value that relates to the childcare element which is subject to a degree of uncertainty.<\/li>
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