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Families should actively save for their children's future through Child Trust Funds(02/10/2008)
Before the Child Trust Fund was introduced in 2005, only a fifth of families in the UK saved regularly for their children’s future. The babies who first benefited from the Child Trust Fund (CTF) when it was officially launched in April 2005 are now six years old. These babies, and all others born after 1 September 2002 received a free £250 voucher from the government for investment into their future. These first CTF babies are making their way into primary school at a time when their parents ... [more]
Teenagers are far more responsible with money than parents think(30/05/2008)
A report for The Children's Mutual suggests that Britain's teenagers are far more responsible with money than parents think. While many parents say their offspring would blow a lump sum on turning 18, the youngsters are actually more likely to save than to spend, spend, spend. According to research released by The Children's Mutual to coincide with the third anniversary of the Child Trust Fund (CTF), youngsters given £20,000 at 18 are most likely to save it (57 per cent), with spending on e... [more]
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