Scottish Household Survey Key Findings

78 Proportion of Income Spent on Childcare During School Term Time None Less than 10% 10 to less than 20% 20 to less than 30% 30% or more 56% 24% 15% 3% 2% The majority of households in Scotland (56%) did not spend any of their income on childcare, either as it was free or was paid for by the local authority or Scottish Government. Overall, 24% of households spent less than 10% of their income on childcare. This differs slightly by household type. 71% of single parent households do not pay anything for their childcare. This compares with 51% of small family households and 61% of large family households. It should be noted that the definition of a single parent does not make any distinction between situations where a child has regular contact and/or partly resides with their other parent and a child who solely resides with and is cared for by one parent. Childcare 64% of user households had not had any problems with funded childcare The most common problems were that there were not enough funded hours (14%), a lack of flexibility in time and days offered (13%), and a lack of provision during school holidays (13%). Help Shape Scotland