The UK family admin calendar for 2027

The 2027 family admin year starts with the 31 December childcare code deadline and the 1 January energy price cap change, then runs through the 15 January primary school deadline and the 31 January Self Assessment deadline.

Every date below is in the free 2027 family year planner, so you can put them on one page with your own renewals and print it or add it to your phone.

Every deadline, month by month

What are the 30 hours childcare code deadlines?

Working parents who use funded childcare hours get a code from the government. The code has to be valid before the term starts. Codes need to be reconfirmed every three months.

The deadlines follow the three terms. For the term starting on or after 1 January, the deadline is 31 December. For the term starting on or after 1 April, it is 31 March. For the term starting on or after 1 September, it is 31 August.

So the 2027 year has four of these dates: 31 December 2026 for the January term, then 31 March, 31 August and 31 December 2027. The official page is on the Best Start in Life site, run by the Department for Education.

When does the energy price cap change in 2027?

The cap changes four times a year: on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October. Ofgem announces each level about five weeks before.

The cap matters to households on a standard variable tariff. The planner marks each change date and links to Ofgem's page, so you can check the new level when it is published.

When are school places offered in 2027?

In England, applications for a Reception place starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027. Primary school offers arrive on Friday 16 April.

For secondary school, families with a child in Year 6 get their offers on Monday 1 March 2027. Applications for secondary places starting in September 2028 close on Sunday 31 October 2027.

Results days come in the summer. A level results are on Thursday 12 August and GCSE results on Thursday 19 August.

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland set their own admissions dates. Check with your council.

Which tax dates matter to a household?

This is a list of dates, not financial advice.

• 31 January: Self Assessment online tax return and payment due.
• 5 April: the tax year ends.
• 6 April: the new tax year starts.
• 31 July: second payment on account, if you make them.
• 5 October: tell HMRC if you need to do a tax return for the first time.
• 31 October: paper tax returns due.

Each one links to the deadlines page on GOV.UK in the planner and on our key UK dates 2027 page.

What should go in the calendar that only you know?

The dates above are the same for everyone. The ones that catch families out are the ones only you know:

• The MOT due date for each car.
• Car insurance and home insurance renewals.
• Car tax.
• Passport expiry dates, for every person in the house.
• The TV licence.
• The garden waste renewal, if your council charges for it.

Add them in the family year planner. It sets a reminder 28 days before each renewal, and 180 days before a passport, when you add the year to your calendar. Nothing you type is sent to Haevn.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

Every source checked 9 November 2026.

• Best Start in Life, How to apply for childcare support
• Ofgem, Energy price cap
• GOV.UK, Self Assessment tax returns: deadlines
• GOV.UK, School admissions
• GOV.UK, Primary assessments: future dates
• JCQ, Key dates and timetables

Keep planning 2027

• 47 days off in 2027 from 19 days of leave
• How to plan 2027 as a family
• Family year planner 2027