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Alternatives to the Child Trust Fund
The effective abolition of the Child Trust Fund was one of the most unpopular elements of the 2010 Budget. What was considered a valuable tool by which families...
Contributing to a Child Trust Fund
In its first Budget the coalition government announced the gradual phasing out of government payments into Child Trust Funds. These changes will require an Act of...
CTF Abolition: What Does it Mean for Me?
The Child Trust Fund (CTF) has been controversial since its inception. Faced with initial political opposition, it has since grown into a very...
First Steps - Claiming Child Benefit
The Child Trust Fund (CTF) is available to all children born on or after 1st September 2002. In order to qualify, however, Child Benefit must be claimed for the child...
Important Budget 2009 Changes to the Child Trust Fund (CTF)
In its first Budget the coalition government announced the gradual phasing out of government payments into Child Trust Funds. These changes will...
Junior ISA: a Child Trust Fund Replacement?
The scrapping of the Child Trust Fund was one of the coalition government’s earliest PR challenges. During a period in which the government has...
Keeping Track of a Child Trust Fund Account
When a Child Trust Fund (CTF) account is opened, the account provider should take responsibility for ensuring that it is well managed. This is...
Types of Child Trust Fund Account
The Child Trust Fund (CTF) is a savings or investment account, offered as a long-term concern to children born on or after 1st September 2002. Aside from the...
What is the Child Trust Fund?
In its first Budget the coalition government announced the gradual phasing out of government payments into Child Trust Funds. These changes will require an Act of...
