A family member looks after my child(ren), will I be entitled to the childcare element of Working Tax Credit?
A. You will not be eligible for help from the Working Tax Credit childcare element if the childcare is provided by: • a relative of a child caring for that child in the child’s home, even if the relative is ‘registered’ or ‘approved’ or • a relative approved’ under the: • Childcare Approval Scheme in England • Approval of Childcare Provider in Wales • Registration of the Childcare Providers Scheme in Northern Ireland caring for a child or children, away from the child’s or children’s home and the care is solely for a child, or children, to whom the provider is related.
