Eligibility for Tax Free Childcare

Norwooder

My wife has recently started maternity leave for our second child. In May she will end her maternity leave and begin SPL, but elect not to take ShPP. Her SPL will end in August after which she will use any accrued annual leave. After this she will take eight weeks unpaid parental leave, again followed by accrued annual leave. After this, in November she will begin a four month long unpaid career break/sabbatical, before returning to work in March 2021.

Our first (pre-school age) child is continuing to attend childcare which we pay for using the tax free childcare scheme, although we will look to drop down from four to two days a week.

Is anyone able to (kindly) offer any advice surrounding whether we remain eligible for TFC for our first child during some/all of these periods of absence from my wife's work?

Icequeen99

Norwooder wrote: »

My wife has recently started maternity leave for our second child. In May she will end her maternity leave and begin SPL, but elect not to take ShPP. Her SPL will end in August after which she will use any accrued annual leave. After this she will take eight weeks unpaid parental leave, again followed by accrued annual leave. After this, in November she will begin a four month long unpaid career break/sabbatical, before returning to work in March 2021.

Our first (pre-school age) child is continuing to attend childcare which we pay for using the tax free childcare scheme, although we will look to drop down from four to two days a week.

Is anyone able to (kindly) offer any advice surrounding whether we remain eligible for TFC for our first child during some/all of these periods of absence from my wife's work?

SPL - do you mean paid maternity leave or parental leave (which is unpaid)

IQ

Norwooder

SPL - shared parental leave

Thanks

Norwooder

Icequeen99 wrote: »

SPL - do you mean paid maternity leave or parental leave (which is unpaid)

IQ

Any ideas?