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Childcare options so confusing!!

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Can anyone help me work out whether childcare vouchers or Tax-free childcare is better for my situation.

I have a 5 year old (started school) and 6 month old. I will be returning to work next year working 25-30 hours. My husband is self-employed. We're both basic rate tax payers.

Up to this point I have been on the childcare voucher scheme via work but my husband isn't eligible for this. Now that we have two children I'm wondering if we'd be better off in the Tax-free childcare scheme.

Our childcare costs will be around £100 per month for the 5 year old and between £600-£750 for my daughter depending on what hours I do on my return.

I'm finding the calculators and various guides very confusing to work out which scheme we'd be better off under...

Thanks in advance for any advice!!

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