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<p>The table below provides the number of parents in Northern Ireland who have applied
for Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) in each of the last three years. TFC was trialled in
2016 and launched in April 2017.</p><p>We are promoting the scheme across the UK,
including a marketing campaign which launched on 10 September 2018, to increase awareness
and take-up of Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Years</p></td><td><p>Total
Number of Applications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">1,039</del> <ins class="ministerial">1,044</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">2,093</del> <ins class="ministerial">1,301</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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