Apply for 15 hours childcare for your 9 months to 2-year-old
Check your eligibility and apply for 15 hours childcare
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