{"id":723,"date":"2021-08-17T10:04:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T14:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harmonizehq.com\/blog\/?p=723"},"modified":"2021-08-17T07:07:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T11:07:28","slug":"uk-tax-free-childcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harmonizehq.com\/blog\/uk-tax-free-childcare\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Tax-Free Childcare Guide for Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" style=\"width:480px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_EmonaLUgjwg\"><div id=\"lyte_EmonaLUgjwg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.harmonizehq.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FEmonaLUgjwg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EmonaLUgjwg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/blog.harmonizehq.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FEmonaLUgjwg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:480px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/p>\n\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Tax-Free Childcare?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tax-free childcare is a UK Government scheme that gives eligible families 20% off their childcare costs. However, rather than giving families a discount, the government adds 20p for every 80p that a family adds into their childcare account. Eligible families are required to create a free childcare account into which they put money. Childminders\/carers are then paid from this account that the government tops up. This allows each family to get up to \u00a32000 per child, per year. Additionally, if a child is disabled, this figure increases to \u00a34000.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-726\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.harmonizehq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tax-Free-Childcare-in-the-UK-min.jpeg\" alt=\"Tax-Free Childcare in the UK-min\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.harmonizehq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tax-Free-Childcare-in-the-UK-min.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/blog.harmonizehq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tax-Free-Childcare-in-the-UK-min-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.harmonizehq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tax-Free-Childcare-in-the-UK-min-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.harmonizehq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tax-Free-Childcare-in-the-UK-min-100x67.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/blog.harmonizehq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tax-Free-Childcare-in-the-UK-min-675x450.jpeg 675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/image_data\/file\/23715\/s960_TFC_screenshot_960x640.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alongside the basic tax-free childcare, you may be eligible to claim childcare help through Universal Credit (UC) or 30 hours of free child care. These will be covered below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eligibility\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scheme covers all four UK nations and applies to most families who satisfy the following eligibility requirements. Primarily, to be eligible, you must be working and not claiming tax credits or UC. If you or your partner is claiming one of these, you may be able to claim the childcare elements from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harmonizehq.com\/blog\/uk-unemployment-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">benefits<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/childcare-calculator?step-by-step-nav=f237ec8e-e82c-4ffa-8fba-2a88a739783b\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to check what help you can get towards childcare costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are usually eligible if you (and your partner) are at work, on sick or annual leave, or are on parental, paternal, maternal, or adoption leave.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should also be eligible if you are starting or restarting work within the next 31 days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your or your partner is not currently working, you may still be eligible for tax-free childcare where one of you receives one of the following benefits:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Incapacity Benefit\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Severe Disablement Allowance\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carer\u2019s Allowance\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Income<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your income must be over \u00a3139.52 per week for the next three months. This should amount to around \u00a31813.76 earned over the next three months. This equates to working 16 hours per week at the National Living Wage. If you have a partner who is also working, they must earn the same amount too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you or your partner has an adjusted net income over \u00a3100,000, you are not eligible for the scheme.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Child<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The child has to be 11 or under and must usually live with you. This runs in line with the school year; therefore, the child will not be eligible from the 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> September after their 11<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> birthday. Where your child is disabled, they will be eligible until they are 17 and you will receive \u00a34000 per year, as opposed to the normal \u00a32000. To receive this, they must get one of the following:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disability Living Allowance\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personal Independence Payment\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Armed Forces Independence Payment\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certification as blind or severely impaired\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immigration Status<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are only eligible if you or your partner is from within the European Economic Area (EEA) or you are from outside the EEA, but your residence card allows you to access public funds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changes to Tax-Free Childcare Due to COVID-19<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If your working pattern has changed because of COVID-19, you may still be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare if you\u2019re temporarily working less and either because you&#8217;re:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On furlough through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme<\/li>\n<li>Claiming a Self Employment Income Support Scheme grant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re a critical worker you may have exceeded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/check-if-you-can-get-tax-free-childcare-and-30-hours-free-childcare-during-coronavirus-covid-19#if-youre-a-critical-worker-who-is-working-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">maximum income threshold<\/a> of \u00a3100,000 per year. If this is because of increased hours as a direct result of coronavirus, you\u2019ll still be eligible for 30 hours and Tax-Free Childcare for the current tax year.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Can You Use the Money For?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scheme can be used for paying for care outside of school hours but cannot be used for your child\u2019s compulsory education or private tuition, etc during school time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use it for childminders, nannies, or nurseries. Alternatively, it can also be used towards after-school clubs, breakfast clubs, play schemes, or au-pairs. Finally,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But to use it, the provider must be registered with the Tax-free childcare scheme and must be approved. Use <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/help-with-childcare-costs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to check if your intended provider is registered with the scheme. Alternatively, once you open an account, you will be able to see all registered providers. You cannot use it to pay for childcare provided by a relative unless they are an approved provider of such services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alternatives to the Tax-Free Childcare Scheme<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are ineligible for the tax-free childcare scheme or choose not to use it, there are some great alternatives to help with childcare costs. Below are some of the main ones, but more niche ones may be specifically applicable to your circumstances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30 Hours Free Childcare<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This only applies to those living in England as there are different rules for those living in <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/gov.wales\/topics\/people-and-communities\/people\/children-and-young-people\/childcare\/?lang=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wales<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mygov.scot\/childcare-costs-help\/funded-early-learning-and-childcare\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scotland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nidirect.gov.uk\/childcare\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northern Ireland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To be eligible, the childcare must be provided by an approved childcare provider. In England, you are entitled to 30 hours of free childcare per week for 38 weeks a year if your child is between 3 and 4 years old. Where you use less than 30 hours of childcare a week, you may be able to stretch it to 52 weeks \u2013 but this is dependent on your childcare provider\u2019s policy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are further eligibility requirements that are substantially similar to the eligibility requirements of tax-free childcare. Find more information <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/30-hours-free-childcare\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free childcare will stop when your child reaches compulsory school age or starts reception class.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the childcare only covers the period that your child is between 3 and 4, there is a recommended period of time within which you should apply for it. See below for the government recommendation:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/apply-30-hours-free-childcare\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to apply.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Universal Credit Childcare Entitlement\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally, if your annual family income is below \u00a340,000, then you will be eligible for it. You may also be eligible if you earn slightly above \u00a340,000 and your childcare costs are high. You can check whether you are entitled to it, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/moneysavingexpert.entitledto.co.uk\/home\/start\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using the UC childcare element is more cost-effective than applying for tax-free childcare as the UC element can return up to 85% of your childcare costs. This can equate to up to \u00a3646 per month for a child. Additionally, the UC childcare element stacks other childcare benefits such as the 30 hours of free child care (see above) and childcare vouchers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-724\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.harmonizehq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/UK-Helping-Pay-for-Childcare-min.png\" alt=\"UK Helping Pay for Childcare-min\" width=\"1135\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.harmonizehq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/UK-Helping-Pay-for-Childcare-min.png 1135w, https:\/\/blog.harmonizehq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/UK-Helping-Pay-for-Childcare-min-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.harmonizehq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/UK-Helping-Pay-for-Childcare-min-1024x722.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.harmonizehq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/UK-Helping-Pay-for-Childcare-min-768x541.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.harmonizehq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/UK-Helping-Pay-for-Childcare-min-100x70.png 100w, https:\/\/blog.harmonizehq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/UK-Helping-Pay-for-Childcare-min-638x450.png 638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1135px) 100vw, 1135px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Childcare Vouchers<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tax-free childcare replaced childcare vouchers in October 2018 and is closed to new applicants. But for those that have claimed childcare vouchers before October 2018, can keep claiming them as long as they remain with the same employer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, for some, it may be more beneficial to switch over to tax-free childcare. You cannot use both at the same time. See the below chart to see a comparison of the benefits and costs of both:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, there are a few sources of help available to reduce the costs of childcare while you are working. Follow this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/childcare-calculator?step-by-step-nav=f237ec8e-e82c-4ffa-8fba-2a88a739783b\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to see what help you are eligible for.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you need help with applying, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W-TMvTHUCdM\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this video<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Her Majesty\u2019s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will quickly explain how to. Additionally, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/get-tax-free-childcare\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">government website provides<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a step-by-step guide to applying for tax-free childcare to make the process easier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you need further help, you can contact the Childcare Service Helpline on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0300 123 4097<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They are available <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tax-free childcare is a scheme to grant eligible families 20% off their childcare costs. 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