Edenren Childcare Vouchers

AskingForAdvicePlease56325

My husband has £1800 in Edenren Childcare Vouchers collected with a previous employer. 

Our children are now 4 and 6 and we are finding them impossible to spend. Swimming, football, piano… no clubs they are in accept them and we do not require after school clubs.

Are we able to ‘cash’ these in…? It would really help! 

Thanks for any advice.

spo2

I use a different scheme and was able to get a refund for unspent vouchers, obviously with the tax taken off

Alderbank

AskingForAdvicePlease56325 said:

My husband has £1800 in Edenren Childcare Vouchers collected with a previous employer. 

Our children are now 4 and 6 and we are finding them impossible to spend. Swimming, football, piano… no clubs they are in accept them and we do not require after school clubs.

Are we able to ‘cash’ these in…? It would really help! 

Thanks for any advice.

Welcome to the forum.

Yes, you might be able to cash them in.

Your husband bought these vouchers through salary sacrifice from a previous employer.
Edenred say:

Can I get a refund for unused Childcare Vouchers?
Whether you can receive a salary alternative to vouchers you have accrued will depend on the conditions of the scheme determined by your employer in the agreement you signed up to. Please consult those conditions and discuss them with your employer if necessary. It is quite common that employers’ schemes do not allow for this.
However, as Childcare Vouchers can be used for out of school and holiday clubs for children up to the age of 15, you may well be able to get further use of any vouchers you have built up

So it is up to your husband's previous employer, but Edenden have no problem with it.

Note that it is not a consumer rights issue because you are not in the consumer/seller relationship which is required by consumer rights law. It is an employee rights issue, that is to say something covered by your husband's previous contract of employment.

pinkshoes

You could always use them on a PGL weekend/holiday, and if you ever need school holiday childcare lots of activity clubs take them.

Alderbank

pinkshoes said:

You could always use them on a PGL weekend/holiday, and if you ever need school holiday childcare lots of activity clubs take them.

You could if they are still valid.

The OP's husband is no longer employed by the company who provided them.
Edenred say in their T&Cs:

Edenred Childcare Vouchers do not expire and if you decide to switch to Tax-Free Childcare at a later date, you can still use up any vouchers accrued in your account. However, your employer may have additional conditions on usage if you leave their employment, please check with your HR team.

We haven't been told who the issuing employer was or what their scheme T&Cs are, so really we are very limited in what advice we can safely give.