Scottish Household Survey Annual Report

33 Childcare Costs and Affordability During term-time, more than half of households in 2019 (56 per cent) either did not pay for childcare or had all childcare paid for by the local authority/Scottish Government. Twenty-four per cent spent between less than ten per cent of their household income on childcare, 15 per cent spent between ten and 19 per cent, and five per cent of households spent at least 20 per cent of their household income on childcare. During the school holidays, 46 per cent did not pay for childcare or had all childcare paid for by the local authority/Scottish Government. Around a quarter of households spent less than ten per cent and another quarter spent between ten and 19 per cent of their household income on childcare (23 per cent each), with nine per cent spending at least 20 per cent of their household income.