Are consumers any better off after 14 years of Conservative government?
We analyse a key point of contention in the general election campaign: the government’s record on pay, housing, energy and food bills
February 2024
UK savings and benefits: are you missing out on free cash?
From unclaimed premium bond prizes to lost accounts, there may be money you are missing out on
June 2023
Young people! Could thousands of pounds be sitting in a bank account with your name on it?
Rajiv Prabhakar
The government should be doing more to reunite child trust fund account holders with their cash, says economist Rajiv Prabhakar
May 2022
‘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
June 2021
Child trust funds: parents urged to move ‘forgotten’ savings
If you opened an account but it has slipped off your radar, it may be time to check if you could do better elsewhere
September 2020
Britain's 18-year-olds are being given a reminder of Labour's fight against poverty
Polly Toynbee
The first child trust funds are maturing, helping to show how life might have been if such benefits hadn’t been shut down, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
August 2020
No bonanza for disabled teenagers barred from accessing child trust funds
Nest egg that will help dance student Freya step up to adult life
So what should you do with your child trust windfall?
£9bn bonanza begins as child trust funds come of age
August 2018
Savings: does your child have a forgotten £1,000 to claim?
Parents may be unaware of, or lost details of, money in the government’s Child Trust Fund
April 2015
Junior Isas offer a better deal than child trust funds – switching is child’s play
From 6 April it will be possible to escape an underperforming child trust fund, and it’s well worth your time to do so
February 2015
The countdown is on: move your child’s savings into an Isa
Melanie Wright: More than half the parents whose children are eligible for Junior Isas don’t know that they will soon be allowed to transfer the money out of child trust funds
June 2014
Bank of gran and granddad steps in as parents unable to provide financial help
Report says one in six grandparents give cash because their grandchildren's parents can't afford to do the same
December 2013
Child trust fund cash can be transferred to junior Isas, says Treasury
Rule change from April 2015 covers six million more children's CTS accounts, allowing holders to benefit from better returns
July 2013
Saving for children: where to do it and how to encourage them
Even in today's tough times, parents are finding money to invest for their children's future. We look at the options with the best returns
May 2013
Move to allow transfer of child trust fund money into Isas
Government recommends current rules be relaxed so that parents can opt to transfer the £4.8bn now held in CTFs
March 2013
Child trust fund savers may soon be able to shift money into junior Isas
Hope for child trust fund savers as Osborne signals transfer to Junior Isas
February 2013
How your Child Trust Fund could be wiped out by new charges
F&C has imposed a £30 annual fee, with other players expected to follow
