If you are on benefits and/or low income
Your 2-year-old can get 15 hours of funded childcare per week if you meet the following criteria:
- Income Support
- Income based Job Seekers Allowance
- Income related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under part 4 or 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guarantee element of State Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit, provided you are not eligible for Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) that does not exceed £16,190 before tax
- Working Tax Credits and have an annual income less than £16,190 before tax
- Universal Credits and have an annual income of less than £15,400 after tax
For more information and how to apply, please visit: Rotherham Synergy
Or contact the Families Information Service on 0800 0730230.
We can check your eligibility over the phone and give you details of childcare where you can take up your funded place.
