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<p>Parents cannot claim Universal Credit or tax credits for the same childcare they
are using childcare vouchers to fund. However, if a Universal Credit or tax credit
claimant requires more childcare than their vouchers pay for, they can claim any additional
amounts through Universal Credit or tax credits, provided they meet the eligibility
conditions and can provide evidence of payments.</p><p> </p><p>The government has
increased the support for working parents on Universal Credit who can now get up to
85% of their childcare costs paid. Parents on tax credits get up to 70% of their childcare
costs paid. This means the majority of Universal Credit and tax credits claimants
are better off getting help through these schemes than through the childcare voucher
scheme.</p><p>Many Universal Credit and tax credits claimants aren’t able to get childcare
vouchers as the majority of schemes are run through salary sacrifice. You cannot salary
sacrifice below the National Minimum Wage so those claimants earning close to this
level aren’t able to get childcare vouchers.</p>
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