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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Child trust fund - What They Never Told You

UK Woman Receives £955 From Child Trust Fund She Didn't Know She Had: Do You Have One, Too?

Latonya Skye-Paterson, a 20-year-old student, was surprised to discover a £955 Child Trust Fund she didn't know existed. It turns out she's not alone.

International Business Times UK

HMRC urges 758,000 adults to check if they have unclaimed child trust fund worth thousands

More than half a million young adults haven’t claimed savings from accounts set up between 2005 and 2011

The Independent UK

Almost a million young adults yet to claim their child trust funds, MPs say

Many are from low-income backgrounds and are unaware of their entitlement to the savings, according to a Public Accounts Committee report.

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Thousands of teenagers missing out on £2,100 in savings - how to claim cash

Child Trust Funds were offered to children born between September 1, 2002 and January 2, 2011, having been launched by Labour in 2005 - so do you have a forgotten account?

Daily Mirror

Warning as 80,000 young people are unable to access millions in locked away cash

The money is locked away in Child Trust Funds that can’t be touched because the owners don’t have capacity to make financial decisions - instead, families must go through the courts to access the savings

Daily Mirror

Young people urged to check for forgotten savings worth up to £2,000 in Child Trust Fund account

An estimated 145,000 18 to 21-year-olds have an average unclaimed savings pot of £1,911 in the UK Government account.

Daily Record

Young people urged to check for unclaimed £2,000 in UK Government savings account

Child Trust Funds were set up for every child born between September 1, 2002 and January 2, 2011.

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Martin Lewis warns millions of Brits could have savings over £1000 but don't know it

Martin Lewis told viewers that if they were born between September 1 2002 and January 2 2011, or have a child who was, they could have cash saved into a Child Trust Fund (CTF)

Daily Mirror

Martin Lewis says people aged 12-20 could have a hidden £2,000 they don't know about

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis says up to a million people could be affected

Manchester Evening News

Martin Lewis tells up to one million Brits to check for 'hidden' £2,000 in savings account

The Money Saving Expert founder details how you may have money that many 'know nothing about' stowed away.

Chronicle Live

Martin Lewis says teenagers may have £2,000 they know nothing about

The financial guru said up to a million Child Trust Fund accounts may have been forgotten

Nottingham Post

Martin Lewis urges up to one million people to check for £2,000 in 'hidden' savings account

The consumer champion shares how to check for the money many ‘know nothing about’.

Daily Record

HMRC urges teenagers to collect savings potentially worth thousands of pounds

On average, these accounts are thought to be worth around £2,100 and can be accessed once the recipient turns 18

The Independent UK

Teenagers could be missing out on £2,100 in 'forgotten' cash - how to find lost accounts

Tens of thousands of children and young adults have long-lost savings deals called Child Trust Funds, with an average of £2,100 in each one, and now HMRC is urging Brits to check if they are owed anything

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Daily Record

West Lothian teens could be missing out on cash lump sum

HMRC is urging teenagers to claim their matured Child Trust Funds savings

Wales Online

Teenagers urged to claim thousands of pounds from HMRC left in Child Trust Funds

Child Trust Funds are long-term savings accounts opened for every UK child born between September 1 2002 and January 2 2011.

Daily Record

HMRC urges thousands of young people to check for £2,100 in savings account set up when they were born

Teenagers could have an average of £2,100 in their Child Trust Fund savings account waiting to be claimed.

Liverpool Echo

Teenagers urged to claim thousands of pounds from HMRC

Thousands of young people are owed an average of £2,100

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The Guardian - UK

‘It’s ridiculous’: the teens struggling to access NatWest child trust funds

Young people kept waiting for months after accounts mature because they cannot get in touch with the bank

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