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Childcare Grant
Application Form
CCG1
Your estimated weekly childcare costs 2018/19
How to apply for Childcare Grant
Before you ll in this form, make sure you’ve completed your main application for student nance.
Complete this form to give us your estimated childcare costs. We’ll use this information to work out how
much Childcare Grant you can get. Any children you’re claiming Childcare Grant for must be nancially
dependent on you.
Why estimate your childcare costs now?
Giving your estimates now means we can work out what your rst payment will be and have it ready for
you as soon as possible.
Don’t know who your childcare provider(s) will be yet?
Don’t worry – you can still apply for the Childcare Grant based on your estimated childcare costs even if
you don’t have your provider’s details yet.
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Information about the Childcare Grant
How much could you get?
How much Childcare Grant you could get will be based on the estimated childcare costs you give us, the
number of children you have in childcare and your household income.
If you can give us the details of your registered or approved childcare provider(s), the maximum amount of
Childcare Grant you could get is:
up to a maximum of £164.70 per week
If you have one child in childcare, you could get up to a maximum of £164.70 per week,
or 85% of your total childcare costs (whichever is less).
up to a maximum of £282.36 per week
If you have two or more children in childcare, you could get up to a maximum of
£282.60 per week, or 85% of your total childcare costs (whichever is less).
If you can’t give us the details of your registered or approved childcare provider(s) yet, the maximum
amount of Childcare Grant you could get is £127.33 per week, or 85% of your total estimated childcare
costs (whichever is less). We’ll review this once you conrm your childcare provider’s details.
How and when will you be paid?
We’ll send you an entitlement letter which will show you how much you’ll get and when you’ll be paid.
You’ll usually be paid Childcare Grant in three instalments with the rest of your student nance. It will be
paid straight into your bank account. You can then use it to pay your childcare provider(s).
What happens next?
Your estimated childcare costs will help us work out what your three Childcare Grant payments will be.
Eight weeks after the start of your academic year you and your childcare provider will need to conrm the
actual amounts you’ve been charged. We’ll send you a Childcare Costs Conrmation form (CCG2) for this.
It’s important that you complete and return your CCG2 forms. If you don’t your Childcare Grant could be
stopped and you could be asked to repay what you’ve already been paid.
We’ll review your Childcare Grant using the actual childcare costs conrmed on your CCG2 form and may
increase or decrease your next payment based on any difference between your estimated and actual costs.
Usually we’ll send you two more CCG2 forms during the academic year to conrm your actual childcare
costs and continue to adjust your payments where necessary.
What kinds of childcare will qualify?
As long as your childcare provider is registered with, or approved by, an appropriate body such as
OFSTED, you can claim Childcare Grant.
You can nd more information on whether your childcare will qualify for Childcare Grant at
www.gov.uk/childcare-grant
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How to complete this form
Complete sections 1 and 2 to tell us about you, any children you’ll have in childcare and your estimated
childcare costs.
Complete section 3 if you know who your childcare provider(s) will be.
Complete the declaration page – make sure you read, sign and date the declaration.
1 Your personal details
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1.1 Customer Reference Number
1.2 Your details
First name(s)
Surname
Date of birth
; or
; or
DAY
MONTH YEAR
Current home address
Postcode
Alternatives to Childcare Grant
1.3
During the academic year, do you or
your partner expect to receive:
the childcare element of Working
Tax Credit or Universal Credit
No
Yes - read the note below
Tax-Free Childcare from HMRC
No
Yes - read the note below
Childcare Allowance from the
National Health Service (NHS) as
part of a student nance package
By partner we mean your spouse, civil partner
or cohabiting partner.
No
Yes - read the note below
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If you answer yes to any of the questions above, you can’t get Childcare Grant at the same time
as receiving childcare support from one of these sources. You can still apply for Childcare Grant,
however you’ll only get it if you stop receiving support from these sources.
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Your childcare details
In this section you need to tell us how much you expect to pay per week
for childcare in this academic year.
How to estimate your childcare costs
It’s important to estimate your costs as accurately as you can. This will help
prevent unexpected changes to your future payments. If you’re not sure how
much you’ll have to pay for childcare, consider the following details to make sure
your estimate is as accurate as possible:
• how many days per week you’ll need childcare;
• the types of childcare you’ll need (such as nursery school, child-minders or
after-school clubs);
• how much the childcare providers in your area charge.
• if you receive any free hours of childcare, you shouldn’t claim Childcare Grant
for these.
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Remember: you should apply as soon as you can so we can
work out what your rst payment will be and have it ready
for you as soon as possible.
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2 Your childcare details
£
£
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- -
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Are you claiming Childcare Grant for more than two
children?
Include another copy of this form, with details of your other children, when you send in this form. You can
either photocopy this one or download another copy from www.gov.uk/student-nance-forms
Children in childcare
2.1.1 Child’s details
Child 1
Child 2
First name(s) First name(s)
Surname Surname
Date of birth
DAY
MONTH YEAR
Date of birth
DAY
MONTH YEAR
2.1.2 Typical weekly costs
(estimates)
Don’t include any childcare covered by a free childcare place, for example
from the Early Years Service.
2.1.3 Childcare start date
The earliest we can pay for your
childcare costs is from the start of
your academic year.
DAY
MONTH YEAR
DAY
MONTH YEAR
2.1.4 When will your childcare
end?
If you’re in the nal year of
your course, we can only pay
Childcare Grant until the last day
of your nal term.
My childcare will
continue until the end
of this academic year.
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My childcare will
continue until the end
of this academic year.
At the end of term 3. At the end of term 3.
On the date given
below
On the date given
below
DAY
MONTH YEAR
DAY
MONTH YEAR
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Keep a note of the estimated childcare costs you’ve provided.
You may want to revise your estimates later in the year.
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2 Your childcare details - continued
Differences from your typical weekly childcare costs
We realise that there may be times during the academic year when your typical weekly childcare costs
will be different from the estimates you’ve provided. This could be because of university holidays, your
child’s school holidays or times when you’ve arranged for alternative childcare.
2.2 Tell us about any differences in the table below.
Child’s name Reason for
difference in
estimated
weekly costs
From
(DAY / MONTH / YEAR)
To
(DAY / MONTH / YEAR)
Estimated
weekly childcare
costs during
these dates
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Can you change your estimates after you submit your form?
You can tell us about a change to your childcare costs or childcare provider at any time, by sending another
copy of this form (CCG1) with your updated details.
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Have you sent all the documentation about your
children that we need?
Any children you’re claiming Childcare Grant for must be nancially dependent on you.
If you’ve already sent documents to prove this as part of your main student nance application, you
don’t have to send them again. If you haven’t, send us a photocopy of their birth certicates, as well as
a Tax Credit Award Notice, Universal Credit letter or Child Benet letter to prove that they are nancially
dependent on you.
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3 Your childcare provider(s) details
3.1 Do you know who your childcare
provider(s) will be?
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No - read and sign the declaration on page 9.
Yes - provide their details below, then read
and sign the declaration on page 9.
Childcare provider 1
Name
Address
Postcode
Phone number
Email address
Name(s) of the child(ren) they provide care for:
Registration Details
Name of registration/approval authority
Registration/approval number
Date of registration/approval
DAY
MONTH YEAR
Speak to your childcare provider to conrm all
of this information. It’s very important that this
information is accurate.
Childcare provider 2
Name
Address
Postcode
Phone number
Email address
Name(s) of the child(ren) they provide care for:
Registration Details
Name of registration/approval authority
Registration/approval number
Date of registration/approval
DAY
MONTH YEAR
Speak to your childcare provider to conrm all
of this information. It’s very important that this
information is accurate.
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Do you have more than four childcare providers?
Include another copy of this page with your completed form. You can either photocopy this one
or download another copy from www.gov.uk/student-nance-forms
Childcare provider 3
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Name
Address
Postcode
Phone number
Email address
Name(s) of the child(ren) they provide care for:
Registration Details
Name of registration/approval authority
Registration/approval number
Date of registration/approval
DAY
MONTH YEAR
Speak to your childcare provider to conrm all
of this information. It’s very important that this
information is accurate.
Childcare provider 4
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Name
Address
Postcode
Phone number
Email address
Name(s) of the child(ren) they provide care for:
Registration Details
Name of registration/approval authority
Registration/approval number
Date of registration/approval
DAY
MONTH YEAR
Speak to your childcare provider to conrm all
of this information. It’s very important that this
information is accurate.
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Declaration and next steps
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Your declaration
X
• I conrm where I have provided any personal information in relation to a third party, I have informed
them of this.
I conrm that to the best of my knowledge and belief that the childcare estimates I have provided are
as accurate as possible based on the information available to me at this time.
I conrm that to the best of my knowledge and belief that the rest of the information I have provided
is true and complete. If it is not, I understand I may not receive nancial support; any support I have
received may be withdrawn and I could be prosecuted.
I understand that if my childcare costs are different from the estimates I have provided, further
payments of my Childcare Grant may increase or decrease accordingly. If no further Childcare Grant
payments are due to be paid to me, I may be liable to repay any difference.
I understand that if I do not provide evidence of my actual childcare costs within the timescales set, I
may lose my entitlement to Childcare Grant.
I understand that if I do not take up my childcare, or if I change to a childcare provider who is not
registered or approved, I may have to pay back any overpayment of Childcare Grant.
I conrm that neither I nor my husband, wife, civil partner or cohabiting partner have chosen to receive
support for childcare from the childcare element of:
(i) the Working Tax Credit; (ii), the Universal Credit; (iii) Tax-Free Childcare; and/or (iv) the NHS
Childcare Allowance; and I agree to tell SLC immediately if I or my husband, wife, civil partner or
cohabiting partner does receive this support. I understand that SLC reserves the right to share my
personal data with Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) to check whether I am in receipt of
childcare support from HMRC.
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Make sure you sign the declaration in ink. Digital signatures will not be accepted.
Your full name (in BLOCK CAPITALS)
Your signatur
e
Today’s date
DAY
MONTH YEAR
Next steps
When does/did your
course start?
What is today’s
date?
What you need to do next
Between
1 August 2018
and
31 December 2018
Before
Send us your CCG1 form now.
15 October 2018
You’ll need to confirm what your childcare
provider has charged you up to 21 October. To
do this you’ll need to complete a CCG2 form.
You must send your CCG1 and CCG2 forms
On or after
to us at the same time - if you don’t, this will
15 October 2018
delay payment of your Childcare Grant.
You can download a copy of the CCG2 form at
www.gov.uk/student-finance-forms
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If your course starts on or after 1st January 2019, go to the next page to nd out your next
steps.
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Next steps (continued)
When does/did your
course start?
Between
1 January 2019
and
31 March 2019
What is today’s
date?
What you need to do next
Before
18 February 2019
Send us your CCG1 form now.
On or after
18 February 2019
You’ll need to confirm what your childcare provider
has charged you up to 24 February. To do this
you’ll need to complete a CCG2 form. You must
send your CCG1 and CCG2 forms to us at the
same time - if you don’t, this will delay payment of
your Childcare Grant.
You can download a copy of the CCG2 form at
www.gov.uk/student-finance-forms
When does/did your
course start?
Between
1 April 2019
and
30
June 2019
What is today’s
date?
What you need to
do next
Before
20 May 2019
Send us your
CCG1 form now.
On or after
20 May 2019
You’ll need to confirm what your childcare provider
has charged you up to 26 May. To do this you’ll
need to complete a CCG2 form. You must send
your CCG1 and CCG2 forms to us at the same
time - if you don’t this will delay payment of your
Childcare Grant.
You can download a copy of the CCG2 form at
www.gov.uk/student-finance-forms
When does/did your
course start?
Between
1 July 2019
and
31 July 2019
What is today’s
date?
What you
need to do next
Before
19 August 2019
Send us your CCG1 form now.
On or after
19 August 2019
You’ll need to confirm what your childcare provider
has charged you up to 25 August. To do this you’ll
need to complete a CCG2 form. You must send
your CCG1 and CCG2 forms to us at the same
time - if you don’t this will delay payment of your
Childcare Grant.
You can download a copy of the CCG2 form at
www.gov.uk/student-finance-forms
Send your form(s) and any other documents we need to:
Student Finance England
PO Box 210
Darlington
DL1 9HJ
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