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Childcare vouchers reprieved for six months

Plans to scrap the employer Childcare Vouchers scheme have been delayed by six months.

With the introduction of the new Tax Free Childcare scheme in 2017, it was planned to close the existing childcare voucher scheme to new entrants from 5 April 2018. The new scheme has however been beset by problems, including website issues.

The Education Secretary has confirmed that April deadline has now been extended for six months. The exact date on which the Childcare Vouchers scheme will now close to new applicants has not been announced yet, but it's expected it'll be around October 2018.