Eligibility

Working parents

You can apply for 2 year old funded childcare support if:

• you (and your partner, if you have one) earn no more than £100,000 each
• you and your partner are in work and earn at least the National Minimum Wage or Living Wage for 16 hours a week on average

Further information about eligibility can be found on the UK Government website and covers the following situations:

• maternity, paternity or adoption leave
• sick leave or annual leave
• fostering
• starting a new job
• if one partner is working and the other has caring responsibilities or a disability
• self-employed and started your business less than 12 months ago
• If you have more than one job

Families receiving additional support

You are eligible to apply for 2 year old funded childcare support under the following circumstances.

Claiming the following benefits

• income support
• income-based jobseeker's Allowance (JSA)
• income related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Universal Credit and your household income is £15,400 a year or less after tax, not including benefit payments
• the guaranteed element of Pension Credit

Special circumstances

• are looked after by a local authority
• have an education, health and care (EHC) plan
• get Disability Living Allowance
• have left care under an adoption order, special guardianship order or a child arrangements order

Non-UK citizen who cannot claim benefits

If your immigration status says you have no recourse to public funds and your household income after tax is less than:

• £26,500 for families with one child
• £30,600 for families with two or more children

You cannot have more than £16,000 in savings or investments.

Further information for this scheme can be found on the UK Government website.

If you’re eligible for both schemes

You must apply for help through the funded childcare scheme for families receiving additional support.