Changes to the Child Trust Fund August 2010 and January 2011

The government has stopped issuing Child Trust Fund vouchers for children born after 2 January 2011.

Most government payments to Child Trust Fund accounts have now ended.

If your child already has an account it won't be affected by these changes. Anyone can still make payments into it until the child is 18.

Can your child still get Child Trust Fund account?

You child is still entitled to a Child Trust Fund account if all of the following apply:

• your child was born on after 1 September 2002 but before 3 January 2011
• you were paid UK Child Benefit for that child on or before 3 January 2011
• your child lives in the UK
• your child is not subject to any immigration restriction.

Children born on 3 January 2011 or after are not entitled to a Child Trust Fund account.

How the changes affect government payments

Starting payments

The starting payments have been reduced for children born between 1 August 2010 and 2 January 2011.

The amount your child could get is shown in the table below.

If you haven't already made your claim for Child Benefit, don't delay. Your claim can only be backdated by up to 3 months. Please call us for further information.