Claiming your childcare hours? There might be more.
Funded hours are only half of it — Tax-Free Childcare tops up what you pay too, and many families can use both.
£692/mo
in childcare support you might get — funded hours plus Tax-Free Childcare, for eligible working families in England. Illustrative.
Your child's age and monthly childcare cost:
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- They're separate schemes with separate applications — claiming one doesn't claim the other.
- Tax-Free Childcare adds £2 for every £8 you pay in, up to a yearly cap per child — but not alongside Universal Credit childcare or vouchers.
- Adjusted income over £100k can remove the working-parent support. Illustrative — check the details on GOV.UK. Information, not advice.
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