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Funded childcare for children whose parents are receiving some form of government support 

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Your 2-year-old child could get funded childcare (up to 570 hours per year) if you receive 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).

Apply for funded childcare for 2-year-olds (receiving government support)

Please note: If your application is not successful but you believe you meet the eligibility criteria above, please email fis@hillingdon.gov.uk.

2-year-olds could also get funded childcare if they:

• are looked after by a local authority
• have an Education, Health and Care Plan
• get Disability Living Allowance
• have left care under an adoption order, special guardianship order or a child arrangements order
• you are a non-EEA citizen who cannot claim benefits.

If you want to apply under any of these criteria, email the Families' Information Service at fis@hillingdon.gov.uk.

In order to get a better understanding of what the demand might be for the expanded early years entitlement and wraparound childcare, we're asking parents and carers to complete our online survey.