Claim: Childcare costs in England have risen up to seven times faster than wages.
Fact-check: Have childcare costs risen up to seven times faster than wages? - Full Fact
Verdict: this is roughly the case for parents of children under two in london from 2008 to 2016, according to research by the tuc. the exact changes are unclear. in england overall it is three to four times faster.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joël Reland
Date published: 2017-11-08T00:00:00