Make childcare support simpler.

Step-by-step help for student parents and families using registered childcare. Choose the route you need and we’ll explain the questions in plain English.

Student Finance Childcare GrantUniversal Credit childcareEvidence guidance

Which support do you need?

These are separate schemes and you normally cannot receive both towards the same childcare costs at the same time.

Student Finance Form Helper →

Complete the 2026/27 Dependants’ Grants form question by question, understand the evidence needed, then generate a completed PDF to review, print and sign.

Universal Credit Checker →

Answer a short set of questions to understand whether Universal Credit childcare support may be the relevant route and what to do next.

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