Help Paying for Clubs and Wraparound Care

There are various ways to get help to pay for after school clubs and wraparound care, two ways that the majority of families qualify for are through the Tax-Free Childcare and the Free School Meals schemes.

If you’re working

You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs. This goes up to £4,000 a year if a child is disabled.

You will usually qualify if you (and your partner) are in work, on sick leave or annual leave, on shared parental, maternity, paternity or adoption leave, and you’re going back to work within 31 days of the date you first applied

Check if you can benefit and apply for an account at https://www.gov.uk/get-tax-free-childcare.

Once you are set up you can pay for clubs through the tax-free childcare system. You will need to complete a cash transfer form https://www.cavendishschool.org.uk/Childcare-Schemes-Cash-Transfers/ to request the school bank details and to notify the team when your payment has been made and how you would like to spend it. 

If you’re not currently working

If you’re not currently working

You may still be eligible for tax-free childcare if your partner is working and you get any of the following:

• Incapacity Benefit 
• Severe Disablement Allowance 
• Carer’s Allowance
• Contributory Employment and Support Allowance

If you receive Universal Credit, you can claim help with Childcare here https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/universal-credit.

Free Clubs, Holiday Camps and Supermarket Vouchers

If you receive one of these benefits:

• Income Support 
• Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance 
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance 
• Universal Credit and have an annual income of no more than £7,400 
• Child Tax Credit, but not entitled to a Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by the Inland Revenue) of no more than £16,190 
• Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit 

or are being supported by the National Asylum Support Service (NASS), then you can register your child for 'Free School Meals', which will qualify each child for a free after school club place, 24-days of free holiday activity places, and food vouchers for every weekday of the holidays. 

Apply today https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20025/schools_and_colleges/61/free_school_meals. You will need your National Insurance Number or National Asylum Support Service Number; and the names and date of births for each of your children you are applying for.