Join over 4,600 Service families in claiming funding for up to 20 hours of before and after school care per week for eligible children aged 4 to 11 years old.
Armed Forces Families and Safeguarding (AFFS) recognise that Service families face additional difficulties when trying to access affordable and good quality childcare for their children. The Wraparound Childcare (WAC) scheme is designed to help support working families with the cost of before and after school childcare.
Since the Full UK Rollout of the WAC Allowance in September 2022, over 4,600 Service personnel have registered for the WAC scheme, and over £3.4M has been claimed. We know that there are many more families that are eligible to claim WAC that have not yet registered and are missing out on this financial support.
Who is it for?
Regular or FTRS (FC) Service personnel Serving in the UK or overseas unaccompanied
Service parents with children aged 4 to 11 years old who live at home and attend school or are home schooled in the UK
Service parents with children attending before and after school care during term time.
Check if you are eligible and read the FAQs to find out more
Civilian personnel can find out what financial support is available to them on gov.uk.
If you live in Wales or Scotland
Wraparound childcare is known as ‘Out of School Care’ in Wales and ‘School Age Childcare’ in Scotland.
Claim in five steps below.
1. Register your child/ren on JPA
2. Check you meet the WAC eligibility criteria
3. Apply for a Tax-Free Childcare account
4. Register for the Wraparound Childcare scheme
5. Claim up to 20 hours per eligible child per week
These steps and their related resources are available on the:
Discover My Benefits Army webpage (www)
Defence Childcare Portal on defnet or Defence Connect
Have questions?
Personnel and Service families can email the WAC team at
PEOPLE-AFFS-WAC-FRO-mailbox@mod.gov.uk
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