Swapping from childcare vouchers to tax free childcare

kierons316

We (my wife) currently uses salary sacrifice to claim vouchers from Pluxee (Sudexo), but the nursery we're transfering our baby to doesn't accept vouchers, but they do accept tax free childcare payments.

I know you can't claim both of these at the same time, but what I want to know is, what do we need to do to be able to claim the tax free childcare?

Obviously my wife would need to end the salary sacrifice, but is that all we need to do, just stop the sacrifice? Do we need to close the account down once all voucher balance has been used?

Tried looking for a contact on Gov site is like trying to get the council to empty the bins.  

Wife and I are living together, with a baby (in childcare 2 days) and an 8 year old (in school (school do accept the vouchers so we would be using whatever we have left with school for after school club etc)

Any help from anyone would be appreciated.
Thanks

sheramber

https://www.gov.uk/tax-free-childcare#:~:text=You%20must%20tell%20your%20employer,leaving%20the%20childcare%20voucher%20scheme.

Childcare vouchers

You must tell your employer within 90 days of applying for Tax-Free Childcare to stop your childcare vouchers or directly contracted childcare.

They’ll then stop the vouchers or directly contracted childcare.

You may have to give HMRC evidence of leaving the childcare voucher scheme. For example, a copy of the letter telling your employer you’re leaving the childcare voucher scheme.

If you have a partner who gets vouchers or directly contracted childcare, they’ll need to tell their employer to stop this within 90 days too.