Written Question·Treasury·UIN 16191
Child Trust Fund
Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026
Question
Ian Roome
Liberal Democrat — North Devon
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of an automatic release process for unclaimed Child Trust Funds traced by National Insurance number.
Answer
Rachel BlakeThe Government agrees it is vital to step up efforts to reunite young people with their unclaimed matured Child Trust Funds (CTFs). Around three million accounts have now matured, of which over three quarters of a million remain unclaimed. Recognising the...
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