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Paper calls for PhD and master’s students to be awarded grants and free childcare
Access to UK student Childcare Grants should be expanded to include taught and research postgraduates from the UK who have been “forgotten” by previous governments, a report has claimed.
In 2023, the Conservative government announced an expansion of childcare support, offering workers 15 free hours a week for two-year-olds. From September this year, this expands to babies from nine months old, rising to 30 free hours of support from September 2025.