Funded childcare for 2 year olds

9. No recourse to public funds

If your immigration status says you have ‘no recourse to public funds’, you may still be eligible for a funded 2-year-old place. You must live in England and your household income must be no more than:

• £26,500 for families living outside of London with one child
• £30,600 for families living outside of London with two or more children
• £16,000 in savings or investments.

If you have no recourse to public funds and your household income and savings are both less than the limits specified above, and you fall under any of the criteria below please apply using the application form. Please provide evidence of your income and immigration status and return by email to 2yoapplications@lancashire.gov.uk

Application for two-year-old funded childcare for families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) (DOCX 44 KB)

• Zambrano carers
• families who have no recourse to public funds with a right to remain in the UK on grounds of private and family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights
• families receiving support under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 who are also subject to a no recourse to public funds restriction
• those who have claimed asylum in the UK and are waiting for a decision (known as ‘part 6’)
• a subset of failed asylum seekers supported under Section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Chen carers
• families holding a BN(O) passport
• spousal visa holders
• work visa holders
• student visa holders
• those with no immigration status
• those with a UK Ancestry Visa
• those with temporary protection status under Section 12 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
• those with pre-settled status who do not meet the qualifying right to reside test