2 year old 15 hours funded

[Sam97x]

My partner has recently split with me and has moved down south. Fortunately, he is still paying our mortgage & household bills so that our daughter is in a secure home. I’m now on universal credit to cover food, clothes, pet care etc. I’m not working, I’m a sahm.
does anyone know if I’d qualify for the 15 hours funded childcare when my daughter turns 2 (in January)? Or would I not qualify with my partners income and him still covering all household bills

This is delivered locally as opposed to a national criteria. Best advice is to contact your local Early Years team and see what sort of criteria and evidence they require. Some issue a code, a voucher or just a letter confirming your eligibility and you then take that to your provider.

Sorry you are dealing with this, and I hope the January start works out. It is confusing because there are a few different schemes, so it helps to keep them separate.

The 30 hours free childcare is for 3 and 4 year olds, and eligible 2 year olds under the expansion, so the 15 hours for your daughter at 2 sits in that expansion. Tax-Free Childcare is separate from the funded hours. With Tax-Free Childcare, the government tops up what you pay in by 20 percent, up to 2,000 pounds per child per year, or 4,000 pounds for disabled children.

Whichever scheme you use, eligibility must be reconfirmed every 3 months, so it is worth setting a reminder for that. The 100,000 pound adjusted net income threshold applies too, so it is worth checking how that applies now that you have separated, rather than assuming your partner's earnings automatically rule you out.

As the poster above said, your local Early Years team is the best place to check the 2 year old place, because they can confirm what evidence they need in your situation.