Question follow-through · 10416

Child Trust Fund

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

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
16 Jun 2026
Target answer date
18 Jun 2026
Answer
23 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    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

  2. 18 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    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...

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