Tax-Free Childcare (TFC)
Tax Free Childcare to be launched 28 April 2017 23 March 2017
A new government website has been launched which aims to provide information on the new and existing government childcare offers.
The childcare choices website has been designed for parents as a quick and simple way of seeing which schemes could provide support for their families.
Tax-Free Childcare is amongst the offerings detailed on the website and will be introduced on 28 April with a gradual rollout over 2017, with parents of children under two invited to enter the scheme first.
Parents can also pre-register for email alerts that will notify them when they can apply for Tax-Free Childcare.
The website also includes the childcare calculator which will allow parents to compare the government’s childcare offers and check what works best for their families.
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Childcare Choices website launched 29 March 2017
Millions of parents can pre-register for the government’s new childcare offers, with the launch of a new Childcare Choices government website .
The introduction of the government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme will begin on 28 April, for parents of the youngest children. It will be gradually rolled out over 2017 – cutting childcare costs for working families across the UK by up to £2,000 per child per year, or £4,000 for disabled children.
Geographical extent – the new Tax-Free Childcare scheme applies to all four nations of the UK.
From September 2017 parents of three and four year old children living in England will also be able to apply for a new 30 hours free childcare offer, worth around £5,000 per child.
The Childcare Choices website includes a Childcare Calculator for parents to compare all the government’s childcare offers and check what works best for their families.
Through the Childcare Choices website parents can also pre-register for email alerts that will notify them when they can apply, as well as providing details of existing government childcare offers.
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Tax-Free Childcare available now for children under four 24 April 2017
Working parents can now start applying for two new government childcare schemes launching this year – Tax-Free Childcare which begins immediately and 30 hours free childcare which starts in September.
This means that working parents of children, who will be aged under 4 on 31 August 2017, can now apply through the new digital childcare service for Tax-Free Childcare and receive a government top-up of £2 for every £8 that they pay into their Tax-Free Childcare account. All parents of disabled children (under 17 years old) are now also able to apply for Tax-Free Childcare.
In addition, parents of 2-3 year olds, who will be eligible for a 30 hours free childcare place in September, can apply through the childcare service and start arranging a place with their childcare provider.
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