Your 2-year-old can get funded childcare, from the term after they turn 2, if you live in England and get any of 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
- Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit (or both), and your household income is £16,190 a year or less before tax
- The Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
2-year-olds can also get funded childcare if they:
- 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
If you’re a non- UK citizen who cannot claim benefits and your immigration status says you have ‘no recourse to public funds’, you may still get funded childcare for your 2-year-old. You must live in England and your household income must be no more than:
- £26,500 for families outside of London with one child
- £34,500 for families within London with one child
- £30,600 for families outside of London with two or more children
- £38,600 for families within London with two or more children
You cannot have more than £16,000 in savings or investments
To receive the funding you must apply below.
Once your eligibility is confirmed, take your eligibility code to your chosen childcare provider.
If you have any queries please call us on 01482 318 318.