Tax-free child care is a new government scheme to help working parents with the cost of childcare. Tax-Free Childcare will be launched from early 2017 and it will be offered gradually to families, with parents of the youngest children eligible to apply first. For every £8 a parent pays in, the government will pay in £2. Parents can receive up to £2000 per child, per year, towards their childcare costs, or £4000 for children with disabilities.