30 hours funding

From September 2017, the government has committed to increasing the free childcare offer from 15 hours to 30 hours a week for families that are eligible. To apply for your funding please follow this link: https://www.childcare-support.tax.service.gov.uk/

Should you have any questions/problems or need help with applying, please contact Mrs Howes 01536 503368 or email: jenny.howes@grangeprimary.org.uk

Eligibility for the 30 hours extended entitlement

Initially children must be 3 or 4 years old by 31st August 2017 and subsequently children will be eligible the term after their 3rd birthday.   The additional hours will be available to families where:

• Both parents are working (or the sole parent is working in a lone parent family); 'Both parents are working' includes circumstances where;
  • One or both parents are temporarily away from the workplace on parental, adoption, maternity or paternity leave;
  • One or both parents are temporarily away from the workplace on statutory sick pay;
  • One parent is employed and one parent has substantial caring responsibilities based on specific benefits received for caring; or
  • One parent is employed and one parent is disabled or incapacitated based on receipt of specific benefits.
• Each parent has a weekly minimum income equivalent to 16 hours at national minimum wage or living wage; (parents do not necessarily need to actually work 16 hours a week, but rather their earnings must reflect at least 16 hours of work at national minimum wage or national living wage, which is £107 a week at the current national minimum wage rate)
• Neither parent has an income of more than £100,000 per year.
• Parents must live in England
• If unemployed, both parents must become employed within 14 days of applying unless one of the above applies
• Once your child is attending school, they are no longer eligible for free childcare including this offer

If you are a sole parent then all the conditions above just apply to you.