Tax Free Childcare

Tax-free childcare is a UK-wide Government scheme which covers England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The scheme runs through an online childcare account which, if eligible, you can pay money into to cover the cost of childcare with a registered provider. There is an offline option for those who are unable to use the online service (via the childcare helpline).

You pay money into the online account and the government adds money (called a top-up) to the account. You can then use the account to pay for your childcare, providing your childcare provider is registered to accept payments from the scheme. You can only pay out for childcare where the main reason for it is to enable you to work.

More information on the gov.uk website