15 and 30 hours funded childcare

Working Families with:

• children aged 9 months to 2 years old, can get 15 hours a week
• children 3 to 4 years can get 30 hours a week

• your income
• your child’s age
• your immigration status.

• no less than National Minimum Wage or Living Wage for 16 hours a week on average.
• no more than £100,000 a year each

• on maternity, paternity or adoption leave,
• unable to work because of a disability or caring responsibilities.

If you answer yes to any of these you may be eligible.

• Universal Credit and not working
• Universal Credit and earning less than £15,400 a year or less after tax
• Child tax credit, or working tax credit (or both) and your incomes is £16,190 a year or less

• has a special educational need or a disability
• is adopted or in foster care

• who cannot claim benefits
• your immigration status says you have ‘no recourse to public funds’

All 3 to 4 year olds can get 15 hours free/funded childcare and early education. This is regardless of the parents’ income or immigration status.