Can i claim childcare costs

See our coronavirus section. You or your partner will be treated as incapacitated for childcare purposes if you receive one of the following benefits:. From April , any benefit, allowance or credit of another EEA State or Switzerland which is substantially similar in character to the benefits, allowances and credits listed above may also be allowable.

Skip to main content. Home Tax Guides Childcare Tax credits childcare support Who can claim the childcare element of working tax credit? Who can claim the childcare element of working tax credit? Updated on 22 October To qualify for this you need to: Meet the main conditions for claiming tax credits Meet the conditions for claiming the basic element of working tax credit Meet the conditions for the childcare element of working tax credit Can I claim childcare costs for my child?

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Childcare calculator. Find out more on the GOV. Back to top. Tax-Free Childcare. What is Tax-Free Childcare? It can pay for: registered childminders, nurseries and nannies registered breakfast, after-school clubs and playschemes, holiday schemes registered schools not including school fees, unless your child is below the compulsory school age homecare workers working for a registered homecare agency.

You can use Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as using 15 hours or 30 hours free childcare. Who can get it? To qualify, a parent or parents normally need to: Be working and have children under 12 — or under 17 if your child has a disability.

Find out more about adjusted net income on the GOV. You can only get help with the costs of childcare provided by an approved childcare provider. You can get up to 70 per cent of what you pay in childcare, as long as your childcare costs are not more than:. If your childcare costs more than this, you will be treated as if your childcare costs this amount when working out the Childcare Element of your Working Tax Credit. If you get childcare vouchers from your employer, you must deduct these from the amount of your childcare costs when claiming the childcare element of tax credits.

Some people will be better off claiming tax credits with the childcare element rather than childcare vouchers. You can check this using the government's childcare calculator.

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