The worst affected areas are London, where childcare costs rose 7.4 times faster than wages in the eight years to 2016, and the East Midlands, where costs have risen 7.1 times quicker than wages over the same period.
The 950,000 parents of children under the age of two are among the hardest hit, according to the TUC's analysis. Childcare costs for this group of parents have risen by 49 per cent between 2008 and 2016, around four times the 12 per cent average increase in wages they have had over the same period. However, they are not benefitting from free childcare entitlements.
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