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Do families at your setting know about the HMRC app yet?

We know that early years settings play an important role in supporting families: from providing advice on funded entitlement eligibility to guidance applying for tax-free childcare – and much more.

That's why we at the Early Years Alliance are so pleased to be working with HMRC to spread the word about the HMRC app, which can help families stay on top of their finances and personal tax.

Parents and carers can use this secure, free-to-download app to:

claim and manage Child Benefit payments, including checking when they've received payments, reviewing their proof of entitlement and updating bank details

view or download their income and employment history from the past five years, and use tools like the tax calculator to estimate take-home pay

remind themselves of their National Insurance number, and save it to their phone wallet

check their tax code, find out if they're due any tax back from HMRC and claim a refund if they're owed one

update HMRC on a change of address or other personal details
... and much more.

How can parents access the HMRC app?

To access the app, families simply need to:

Search 'HMRC app' in the App Store or Google Play Store and download the free app

Follow the instructions on screen to complete set up – users will be asked to sign in. If they don't already have an ID and password, this can be created on the same sign-in page.

Once this is all set up, signing into the app can be even faster with a PIN, fingerprint or facial recognition, allowing them to have all their personal tax information at their fingertips.
Want to share this useful information with families at your setting?

HMRC has provided some handy suggested text that you can use in your setting updates, newsletters or social media – plus some free-to-share graphics:

Get in control of your money and tax with the HMRC app. When you're on it, you're on it. Download the HMRC app today: bit.ly/EYAHMRCapp

When you're on it, you're on it. For information on your money and tax, download the HMRC app today: bit.ly/EYAHMRCapp

Did you know you can claim and manage Child Benefit on the HMRC app? You can even use it to keep personal information such as your address and bank details up to date. Get on it to be in control of your money and tax today. Download the HMRC app: bit.ly/EYAHMRCapp