Any employees looking for support with their childcare costs can join the Tax-Free Childcare Scheme known as TFC. The scheme aims to help working families, including the self-employed, in the UK

• Earning under £100k and at least £142 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage) each
• Who aren’t receiving Tax Credits, Universal Credit or childcare vouchers
• With children aged 0-11 (or 0-16 if disabled)
• For every £8 you pay into an online account, the government will add an extra £2, up to £2,000 per child per year

Further information and a calculator, to help parents to understand what government help they might be entitled to, can be found on the Childcare Choices website