However, your employer may have additional conditions on usage if you leave their employment, please check with your HR team. You will not be eligible to stay on the Childcare Vouchers scheme if your partner is on the Tax-Free Childcare scheme. Please note that you will need to have had at least one wage adjustment and receive vouchers within any 12 month period to remain eligible for the scheme in the long term. When you join the Childcare Vouchers scheme, you are entering into an agreement with your current employer.
However, if you are transferring to a new employer via TUPE, your rights are protected and you will still be eligible to remain on the Childcare Vouchers scheme. You are still able to receive Childcare Vouchers in conjunction with 30 free hours, despite what the government website is currently advising. This is an error on their behalf.
For clarification and to be able to proceed with your application, call HMRC on Alternatively, if the error message appears, confirm you are not receiving Childcare Vouchers to proceed, then return to your account later to correct that you are receiving them. Childcare Vouchers can be used to pay for the care of children up to the age of 15 or 16 if they are disabled, including:.
You can use your Childcare Vouchers to pay more than one carer if you wish. The only condition is that your carer s will need to be registered with or approved by the appropriate body. It is likely your chosen carer s has previously been paid with Edenred Childcare Vouchers and is already affiliated to the network. Simply ask them for their Edenred Account Number which you will need to transfer electronic vouchers to them online.
Your carer will then be paid automatically by Edenred each time you make a transfer. If they have not been paid with Edenred Childcare Vouchers before, they can affiliate online here. Care provided by the governing body of a school is approved if it takes place:. This means that in terms of private education this would only apply to children under 5 end of first term following 5th birthday.
If the child is between 5 and 15 or 16 years old if they are disabled , all of the following must apply:. You cannot continue to claim childcare vouchers or directly contracted childcare if you successfully apply for Tax-Free Childcare. Use the childcare calculator to work out which type of support is best for you. You must tell your employer within 90 days if you get Tax-Free Childcare. You can continue to use any vouchers you already have, including to make a joint payment for childcare with Tax-Free Childcare.
You can get help with childcare costs for children under You might be able to apply for:. You could also get free hours childcare when your child is aged 2 to 4.
You can only get childcare vouchers if you have already joined a scheme. Tell government straight away if your circumstances change and you're getting:. If you're getting 30 hours free childcare or Tax-Free Childcare you have to confirm if your details are up to date every 3 months.
Your eligibility for support with childcare costs might also change. Your child starts primary school the September after they turn 4. Covid winter plan updates advice for employers. Childcare Vouchers closed to new entrants in October but remains open for anyone already benefiting from the scheme. Here are some of our most Frequently Asked Questions about Childcare Vouchers, which are now closed to new entrants.
If you have any questions regarding Childcare Vouchers, or the closure of the scheme to new entrants, that are not answered here, please contact us directly on and we will be pleased to offer free, impartial and confidential advice. You can continue to receive Childcare Vouchers as long as you remain eligible see above. If you leave the scheme, or are no longer eligible, you will still be able to use any Childcare Vouchers in your account to pay for registered childcare. If you successfully apply for Tax-Free Childcare:.
To continue getting your Tax-Free Childcare, you must sign in every 3 months and confirm your details are up to date. For further information about all government schemes which help with the cost of childcare, and a calculator to help you work out which scheme is better for your personal circumstances, please visit: www. Additional information about tax-free childcare is available here: www. If you have any queries please contact hr-services ucl.
Parents who currently use the UCL childcare voucher scheme with Kiddivouchers Ltd can continue with the scheme. Alternatively you can visit the Kiddivouchers website or call Kiddivouchers on An information sheet for continuing voucher users is available below.
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