childcare voucher scheme/childcare element of tax credits

[froufroufox]

Hi, am really hoping someone will be able to explain what help is available when I go back to work next year after mat leave. I understand there is the voucher system but is there also a working tax childcare element ? And that one may be more beneficial than the other. Between us my partner and I earn £31,000 before tax, and nursery/child minder will be £45/50 a day, which will I be better off claiming for? If anyone can give any advice I would be very grateful. I did phone up the Govt advice line, but they were useless and left me more confused.
Thanks in advance.

Take a look at entitledto dot com

Same as us. You prob won't qualify for tax credits or if you do it will be pennies. I would do the voucher scheme.

If your child are is for 1 child then no you are above the threshold I think it's £26k for one child. Child are vouchers if your emoter offer them yes worth doing. You can only do one it the other anyway not both

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Just to say that both you and your husband can claim the vouchers (if your employers offer them).

You can get the childcare element for 1 child on more than 26k. Its the other elements you cant get.

Child tax credits you will get up to 70 percent
Vouchers are only worth around 20 percent

Vouchers are 32% I think as they are before tax and NI. Don't think you qualify for tax credits, even the childcare element, although you could do the calculation yourself and check. All the info you need is on the HMRC website - called tax credit entitlement tables and then read the notes that go with them.