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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lauren Taylor

Many parents of under 5s on less than £50k ‘quit work due to childcare costs’ – survey

One in five parents in households earning less than £50,000 leave the workforce due to childcare costs, new research from a women’s charity has found.

Pregnant Then Screwed surveyed 11,811 parents with children under five – and over half said childcare costs and availability issues with it were now “more of a concern than the cost of living”.

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