I have joined nearly 30 MPs to write to the Chancellor, urging her to use the Autumn Budget as an opportunity to lift the cap on tax-free childcare.

Standing with the organisations Pregnant Then Screwed, Melted Parents, and Working Families UK – which have backed our letter – we are calling for the cap to be uprated in line with inflation. It has been fixed at £2,000 per child per year since the scheme was introduced in 2017.

Since 2017, prices have risen by approximately 34%, yet the cap has never been adjusted. As a result, the real value of the support available to families has been significantly eroded.

During this period, childcare costs across the UK have increased sharply, placing growing pressure on households already struggling to make ends meet.

Uprating the Tax-Free Childcare cap to reflect inflation would be a simple, fair and effective way to ease the financial burden on families.