The Government has announced that working parents of children who will be aged under four on 31 August 2017, can now apply through the new digital childcare service for Tax-Free Childcare. Under the scheme, parents receive a Government top-up of £2 for every £8 they pay into their Tax-Free Childcare account.
To use Tax-Free Childcare, parents must open a Government Gateway account, if they don't have one already.
The scheme, which is open to working parents of children under the age of 12, or under 17 for disabled children, will be rolled out throughout the year, with all eligible parents able to benefit from Tax-Free Childcare by the end of 2017.
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