Self employed & 15 hour funding

[snoopy18]

I’ve been self employed for several years as a freelancer but also have had a part time job on & off. Anyway I’ve left my last part time job after mat leave & currently fully self employed. However income can bounce around over the year. I’ve got my childcare code for 15 hours & it’s valid until March before it’s up for renewal. My question is do hrmc check income for 3 months & validate / take back hours if minimum is not met within the 3 month window? I’m a few hundred pounds off the minimum for this window 🤦🏾‍♀️ Looking at picking up agency work after feb half term so this should help but just wondered what your experience is with this? TIA

AFAIK they just do it based on annual tax returns. They've never asked me for any bank statements or anything like that. Are you in the first year of business? If so you're exempt from the minimum earnings threshold anyway.

Thanks so much for this it’s very helpful! No not first year in business although I saw this first 12 month window & thought that is fab isn’t it. I have plenty of self assessments filed previously just this childcare hours eligibility side of things is new to me when self employed with no part time job (currently!)