The HMRC Parental Online Application Portal Is Now Open

30hr Extended Entitlement Alert

08.05.17

The HMRC Parental Online Application Portal is now open

Dear Colleagues,

The HMRC online portal for Parents to apply for 30hr extended entitlement has been opened ahead of schedule. This means that parents can now apply to the HMRC, and if they are eligible will receive an 11-digit eligibility code.

If they are seeking a 30hr place, they may present the code to you for verification.

Message to Parents

It is important to remind parents that:

·  The 30hr extended entitlement programme does not begin until September 2017

·  That they will still need to reconfirm their status on the HMRC site 3 months from the date they received the code.

Interim arrangements for Providers

The Borough has commissioned an online portal to assist with online verification and will also link to monitoring and payments. Unfortunately this will not be operational for 6-8 weeks, but the LA can check eligibility on behalf of provider, through a web based Eligibility Checking Service (ECS)

The interim process for Providers is as follows:

·  We have been informed that we are legally obliged to seek consent from the parent to make a verification check and that this be recorded

We have devised a template which you can adapt for your setting (See Form attached)

Please call the Ealing Family Information Service (FIS) on 020 8825 5588 and inform them that you have received a 30hr. Eligibility Code from the Parent

·  You will need the following information to pass on to the FIS operator

o  Surname of Parent

o  Child’s date of Birth

o  National Insurance Number

o  11 digit Voucher Code

·  Ealing FIS will then check the validity of the Voucher and confirm this with you

What to do next

·  It will be up to each provider to determine whether at this stage, they will use the verification to confirm a place from September, or whether it would mean that the parent would be on the waiting list.

What to do if you do not intend to offer 30hr places at this stage

·  If you have been approached by a parent with a voucher number, but do not at this stage intend to provide 30hr places, please ask the parents to contact Ealing FIS

020 8825 5588 or at

Process

Parental Consent Form
30hr Extended Entitlement Verification Check
Dear Parent,
You have recently received your 11 digit eligibility code from HMRC regarding the 30hr Extended Entitlement.
HMRC is responsible for checking whether a parent is eligible and issuing an eligibility code.
Providers and local authorities are responsible for verifying (or confirming) eligibility by checking that the parent’s code is valid.
Local authorities and providers will use the Department for Education’s Eligibility Checking Service (ECS) to verify the code
In order to verify your code, you will have to give the following information to the Provider:
o  Surname of the Parent
o  Child’s date of Birth
o  Parents’ National Insurance Number
o  11 digit Voucher Code
We have a legal duty to ask your consent to verify the code
I give my consent for the Provider named below to verify my eligibility code with the Local Authority.
Name of Provider:
First name of Parent:
Surname of Parent:
Signature:
Date:
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