The highest level of income at which a family with maximum child care costs could benefit from the child care element depends on the number of adults and children in the household who claim the disability element, and whether they also claim the severe disability element.
The following table shows some examples based on different numbers of children in the family, and different members of the family claiming the disability element. They are based on the maximum eligible child care costs of £175 per week for one child, and £300 per week for two or more children. All incomes are rounded down to the nearest £1,000.
£ Number of children in the family Individuals claiming disability element within the family 1 2 3 4 5 No-one 41,000 68,000 73,000 78,000 84,000 1 adult 47,000 74,000 79,000 84,000 90,000 1 child 48,000 74,000 79,000 85,000 90,000 1 adult and 1 child 62,000 80,000 86,000 91,000 96,000