Written questions

Child Trust Fund

2026-06-15 · Treasury · 10416 · Official question

Mr Lee Dillon

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to connect the 758,000 unclaimed adult-owned Child Trust Fund accounts with their owners; and what timeline she has set for addressing this, particularly for account-holders from

Answer

The Government is aware of proposals for the automatic release of funds in unclaimed matured Child Trust Fund (CTF) accounts, where the account was opened by HMRC. These savings belong to the account holders and are held by private sector providers. The G...