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Who can get Universal Credit childcare element?
Help with registered childcare costs inside a Universal Credit claim, not a separate benefit. It cannot be claimed at the same time as Tax-Free Childcare.
- Paid by Department for Work and Pensions.
- The catalogue looks for: Universal Credit is in payment or in view.
- The catalogue looks for: You pay for registered childcare.
- The catalogue looks for: You are working.
- This is not a decision. The department or the council decides.
Department for Work and Pensions
Indicative only. Not advice. Confirm it on the official page before you rely on it.