Up to 15 hours per week of free childcare for eligible 2 year olds

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Lower income households

If you’re working

Non- UK citizen who cannot claim benefits

All 3 to 4-year-olds in England can get 570 free hours per year. It’s usually taken as 15 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year, but you can choose to take fewer hours over more weeks.

There's an additional 15 hours given to eligible working parents (making it 30 hours a week, 1140 hours per school year)

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Information if you’re working

You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare. This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months if a child is disabled (up to £4,000 a year).

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15 hours childcare support will be extended to eligible working parents with a child from 9-months-old. Those with children who will be aged between 9- and 23-months old on 31 August can now apply to receive 15 hours childcare starting from September 2024