Latonya Skye-Paterson had no idea a Child Trust Fund had been set up for her until her college tutor suggested she check ...
The average person could be £2,000 richer once they claim their Child Trust Fund - but many have no idea that one was even ...
Latonya Skye-Paterson is one of thousands of young people who have a Child Trust Account that they didn’t know existed ...
The main problem however, is that 728,000 account holders are unaware of their existence. Since the programme ended in 2011, ...
Thousands of young people have money sitting in a savings account they probably know nothing about - and now people are being ...
Paterson, a 20-year-old student, was surprised to discover a £955 Child Trust Fund she didn't know existed. It turns out ...
A YOUNG woman was racing out the door to grab free money from the government. Erin Griffiths, from the UK, took to social media with the hopes she would walk away with £2,000 to pay for her trip ...
More than 700,000 under 22 years old are being urged to check whether they have a lost savings account, and grandparents and ...
James Kelly from Manchester Money and Pensions Service gives advice on child trust funds.
HMRC issued an alert on X, formerly known as Twitter, to urge people to claim their funds. The department wrote: “If you were ...
The average amount in Child Trust Funds is estimated to be around £2,000 because of interest and extra money put in by family and friends. Each month about 55,000 people turn 18, and can redeem the ...
New figures suggest £1.4bn belonging to 728,000 people is sitting in Child Trust Funds, ready to be claimed. But many do not know the accounts exist, or that they are eligible to withdraw it.