can i claim child care element ?

Bella79

Hi all

Im not working currently claiming incapacity benifit hubby is self employed we have 1 child 14 months old ,
Now i may not be right but someone told me i can claim childcare for her i was thinking of putting her into a nursery 2hrs twice a week to help her meet other kids and socialise a little i was going to jst pay for this but can i calim help with it ?

Thankyou in advnace

alwaysonthego_2

No you both need to be both working and claiming working tax credits

jay1jay

Thats not right - if one parent in a 2 parent claim is working & the other is incapacitated you can claim childcare costs. Whether you get any money will depend on your household income.

[Deleted User]

Jay is correct. Make sure if you call to advise TCO of childcare costs that you are Incapacitated for childcare purposes.

alwaysonthego_2

Sorry it appears you can claim it. I have provided a link

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/leaflets/wtc5.pdf

[Deleted User]

From the link it states -

You are treated as incapacitated if you receive one of the following

• Disability Living Allowance


• Attendance Allowance


• Severe Disablement Allowance


• Incapacity Benefit at the short-term higher rate or long-term rate


• Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (with Constant Attendance Allowance for you)


• War Disablement Pension (with Constant Attendance Allowance for you)


• Council Tax Benefit or Housing Benefit with a Disability Premium or Higher Pensioner Premium for you, or


• a vehicle under the Invalid Vehicle Scheme.

Bella79

thankyou guys x