UK New Childcare Rules

I assume it will be the same as for 30 hours for 3 year olds. I know for tax credit you can still claim when on maternity as long as you are returning to work after. Currently from what I’ve seen it says ‘you may be eligible to apply if you are on paid leave such as maternity’ so maybe details haven’t been confirmed? I will also be on maternity so hoping it will! So maybe it is only during the paid period which would make sense.

Ahhh thank you. Yeah that makes sense. My maternity will end in April and I’m thinking of going self employed. Wondering if I’ll have to work certain hours or earn a certain amount to qualify.

You get a grace period of the first 12 months if you go self employed and then the second year you need to earn over the minimum as normal. My husband has recently gone self employed so just found out!

Just to say you also don’t get the hours until the school term after your baby turns 2. So my LO is 2 in July, we won’t qualify for the hours until September x

Is this like the other free childcare where its the term after they turn x years? Or just as soon as rhey are in nursery after 9 months?

yes, term after they turn 2.

@Hayley ah yes that's the current one but in Sept 24 when they get 15 free hours if they are 9 months?

You’ll have to both earn at least £8670 per year to qualify. It’s for “working parents” not parents that don’t work