Childcare vouchers whilst on SMP ?

[joanne34]

Hi All,

I just wondered whether anyone has a strong understanding of this ?
I was told today by a lady who has just come back from Maternity leave, that she signed up to the childcare voucher non-cash salary sacrifuce scheme at work before she went on maternity leave with her DC2.

She said she received full SMP, plus the Vouchers ontop.... of which these she could use on childcare for DC1 or like she did, save them up for DC2 once she'd returned to work.

Apparently, these should not affect your SMP, and not be deducted from the SMP.
Does anyone else have secure evidence of this ?
Plus did it affect your NI and TAX, therefore reducing the SMP amount ?

I have 4 weeks to get this all sorted.... if its true its a fantastic idea, as I dont have childcare vouchers for DC1 at the moment, but I need to get signed up ASAP...

Thanks

Hi my understanding of this is - your colleague can as she already had a child. You can't as your child doesn't require childcare.

www.childcarevouchers.co.uk/parents/helpandsupport/pages/faqs.aspx

Have a look here with regards to NI contributions and for future information on further children.