Help with childcare costs in England
Information on the support available for help with childcare costs and the Government’s proposals for reform.

Headline student numbers have increased to new records following a short dip after the 2012 reforms. There are however ongoing concerns about numbers of part-time undergraduates EU students and some disadvantaged groups.
Higher education student numbers (1 MB , PDF)
Headline student numbers have increased to new record levels in recent years following a short dip related to the 2012 reforms in the sector. There have been continued increases in entry rates for different groups of students, including those from disadvantaged areas/backgrounds where rates have also hit new record levels.
However, headline numbers tend to focus on full-time undergraduates and there are ongoing concerns about student numbers outside this group where trends have not been so positive. This includes part-time undergraduates, particularly those not studying first degrees, some postgraduate students, EU students, mature students and some disadvantaged groups.
There was also considerable concern about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on student numbers, particularly those from overseas.
This paper looks at trends in the size of the student population, changes in the number of entrants overall and for different types of students/courses and entry rates for different groups and areas.
Higher education student numbers (1 MB , PDF)
Information on the support available for help with childcare costs and the Government’s proposals for reform.
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the impact of increases in the cost of living on further and higher education students on Tuesday 19 September at 4:30pm. This is a one hour debate sponsored by Paul Blomfield MP.
A briefing paper on the history, functions and membership of the Privy Council