Breakfast and after school club for Universal Credit

Chris_P_2
Chris_P_2 Posts: 194 Forumite
in Benefits & tax credits
A friend pays £7 a day for her kids to be in school before and after wards. Does this count as childcare?

Thanks

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  • Diamandis
    Diamandis Posts: 881 Forumite
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    Yes, costs for morning and after school care can be counted as childcare for tax credits purposes.
  • Chris_P_2
    Chris_P_2 Posts: 194 Forumite
    ok thanks. I saw some where that the school has to be registered to be eligible but Im not sure who or what it has to be registered for?
  • Darksparkle
    Darksparkle Posts: 5,465 Forumite
    Same applies to UC - https://www.litrg.org.uk/tax-guides/help-towards-costs-childcare/tax-credits-childcare-support/what-qualifying-childcare
  • Chris_P_2
    Chris_P_2 Posts: 194 Forumite
    Thanks but tis till not clear to me. The school is in Wales and isnt CCSIW registered:

    "Registered or approved childcare: Wales
    To get help with your childcare costs in Wales only one of the following must
    apply, your childcare provider must be:
    •
    registered with the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW)
    •
    a school that provides childcare out of school hours and on
    school premises"


    "
    How to check if your childcare provider is registered or
    approved in Wales
    Childcare providers are given a letter or certificate as evidence of their registration or
    approval if they’re:
    •
    registered by the CSSIW
    •
    approved under a home childcare providers scheme"


    As they offer after after school club does that mean they must be approved under a home childcare providers scheme?


    Thanks
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,323 Forumite
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    You said it was provided in school?

    Doesn't "a school that provides childcare out of school hours and on
    school premises" apply?
  • Chris_P_2
    Chris_P_2 Posts: 194 Forumite
    most probably
  • sheramber
    sheramber Posts: 19,106 Forumite
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    https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs

    Childcare at school

    You can get help paying for early years childcare provided by any school if the child is under 5.

    You can also get help paying for childcare for a child of 5 or over from:

    a registered independent school
    any other school, if it’s outside school hours and on the premises
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