Eligibility criteria for funded places

Two year old children will be eligible for a funded nursery place if their family receives one of the following:

• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Universal Credit - if you and your partner have a combined income from work of £15,400 or less a year, after tax
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
• Tax credits and you have an annual income of no more than £16,190
• Working Tax Credit four-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)

Check your child's eligibility

2 year olds who meet the following criteria are also eligible for a funded place:

• The child has a current statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan
• The child has a Disability Living Allowance
• The child is looked after by their local authority
• The child has left care through special guardianship or through an adoption or residence order
• Children of Zambrano Carers
• Children of families with no recourse to public funds, with a right to remain in the UK on grounds of privacy/family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights
• Children of a subset of failed asylum seekers supported under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

Initial enquiries about the 2 year old offer should go to:

Southampton Family Information Service

Tel: 023 8083 3014
Email: fis@southampton.gov.uk