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Tax credits, childcare and vouchers

sallybunny · 2016-01-13 08:23:52

Hello, I'm just about to submit my first claim for tax credits (newly separated) and I need some advice about child care vouchers. Up until now we've paid for childcare via the voucher scheme. I now want to claim the childcare element of tax credits but know I can't do both. When should I stop claiming the vouchers?

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[Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie

14 January 2016 at 1:42PM

I stopped mine before I claimed and had the balance in my voucher account paid back to me on my salary and just hoped for the best! This will mean my salary will be higher this year but the credits far outweighed the savings on the vouchers (as a single parent)

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