Do Your Employees Know How To Apply For Tax-free Childcare?

11th April 2019

There's a simple step by step guide parents can use if they want to apply for Tax-Free.

Childcare, at www.gov.uk/get-tax-free-childcare

It tells them:

• how to find out the childcare support option that's best for them

• how to check if they're eligible for Tax-Free Childcare

• how to apply for Tax-Free Childcare.

If their application is successful they will get an online childcare account, where they can:

• select a childcare provider

• pay money into their account and receive the government ‘top-up'

• pay their childcare provider

They will need to reconfirm (every 3 months) to check they’re still eligible for Tax-Free Childcare.

You don’t need to do anything, but telling your employees about the step by step guide and where to find it may help them with their childcare costs.