You could get 15 hours childcare if :

• you (and your partner, if you have one) are in work and earn at least the National Minimum Wage or Living Wage for 16 hours a week on average and no more than £100,000 each.

You will also get 15 hours if:

• you are on sick leave or annual leave
• you are on shared parental, maternity, paternity or adoption leave
• one person is working and the other is unable to work because they are disabled, have caring responsibilities or have an assessment as having limited capability to work
• you are newly self-employed (called the ‘start-up period’). You do not need to demonstrate that you meet the income criteria for 12 months