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HMRC does not approach education institutions to verify information regarding eligibility for child benefit payments. The claimant is required to provide all the information necessary to support their claim. Details on how to claim can be found on GOV.UK<\/a><\/p>"}
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https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tax-free-childcare-statistics-march-2019<\/a>
In March 2019 there were 313,000 families with an open Tax-Free Childcare account.<\/p>