Could I backdate my child care fees?

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lawraahh30

Hi I recently got awarded lcwra. I know this gets backdated, I was just wondering if anyone knew whether that means I could backdate to get up to 85% of my childcare fees back from those months or would that just start from now on? Thanks 

Ross_Alumni

hello @lawraahh30

Welcome to the community, it's lovely to see you join us. 

Congratulations on the award, I hope you are happy with it. 

I found this information on the Gov.uk website, unfortunately it does not mention about whether it can be backdated to the start of your claim so I am unsure about that:

"If you are eligible, your childcare costs will be included and paid as part of your Universal Credit payment. You will receive up to 85% of the childcare costs you pay, up to a maximum monthly limit of:

• £646.35 for one child
• £1108.04 for 2 or more children

You can only claim childcare costs for a dependent child up to the 31 August following the child’s 16th birthday.

You will receive your childcare costs in arrears. This means that you will need to pay the costs yourself and then claim the money back through Universal Credit."