Scheme functions approximately; guidance to be issued
A government ran a pilot scheme, and the pilot scheme performed exactly as pilot schemes perform: mostly fine, with paperwork issues. Officials confirmed that problems being discovered was likely, and problems were then discovered, as scheduled.
The specific malfunction: some parents submitted bills where receipts were required. The distinction between a bill and a receipt has now consumed several meetings, one scrutiny panel and this news article. It will be resolved with guidance. The guidance will be a PDF.
For scale: 537 applications approved, £1.4m paid, zero formal complaints, feedback under review to enable continuous improvement — a phrase generated automatically by all governments when a microphone approaches.
The scheme will be tweaked, the deadlines extended, the FAQ expanded by four questions. Parents will continue raising children regardless, as they were before the PDF and as they will be after. Nothing happened today. Correct.