
Child Trust Funds’ coming of age
Child Trust Funds (CTFs) are long-term tax-free savings accounts that were set up by the government for every child born between 1 September 2002 and 2 January 2011. Over 6 million CTFs were opened, with the first of these maturing in September 2020. Every year between now and January 2029, the government estimate that 800,000 18-year-olds will receive access to