Last month, the Government announced that for the first time families who work less than 16 hours a week would be able to claim support for up to 70 per cent of childcare costs when the Universal Credit is introduced in 2013.
Ministers said that this would mean that around 80,000 families would benefit from an extra £300m invested into the Universal Credit.
However, an analysis of the Universal Credit for the Resolution Foundation and Gingerbread has found that to pay for the increase to childcare support for families earning less than 16 hours a week, support for everyone else has been reduced.
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