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What Tax-Free Childcare is, who can get it and how to apply.
Tax-Free Childcare can help with the cost of paying for childcare. You’ll…
Whether you can get Tax-Free Childcare depends on: your child’s age and…
You cannot get Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as claiming Universal…
Use this service to apply for Tax-Free Childcare. If you live in England,…
To keep getting Tax-Free Childcare you must sign in to your childcare…
If you get Tax-Free Childcare or Free Childcare for Working Parents, sign in to confirm your details are up to date, pay money in or apply for an additional child.
Help with the cost of paying for approved childcare - Tax-Free Childcare, 15 and 30 hours childcare, childcare vouchers, Learner Support.
You can get help with the cost of childcare through: Tax-Free Childcare…
All 3 to 4-year-olds in England can get 570 free hours per year. It’s…
Your 2 year old can get 15 hours of free childcare a week if you live in…
You may be able to claim back up to 85% of your childcare costs if you’re…
The following schemes are closed to new applicants: childcare vouchers…
School or sixth form You could get weekly payments through Care to Learn…
If you live in England and work you may be able to get free childcare for a child aged 9 months to 4 years old. Check if you're eligible and how and when to apply.
Sign in, manage and use your online account to receive payments from parents.
Find out how to sign up to Tax-Free Childcare and get a childcare provider account to receive payments from parents using Tax-Free Childcare.
HMRC encourages parents to register for Tax-Free Childcare to help towards the cost of their childcare bills.
Find out what you’ll need and what you must do before you sign up to Tax-Free Childcare to get a payment provider account.
Tax-Free Childcare Statistics provide information on the numbers of families and children with open and used Tax-Free Childcare accounts and the amount of government top up they receive. The publication also includes the number of open and used Tax-Free Childcare...
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