36 h. ago Scots missing out on £123m in unclaimed child trust funds including thousands from low income families

Most people born between 2002 and 2011 - including thousands from low income families - have savings through the Child Trust Fund scheme launched by ex-Chancellor and PM Gordon Brown in 2005.

Economics

8 d. ago Thousands of families missing out on more than £10,000 free cash

An estimated 758,000 young people across the UK have large sums of money stashed away in Child Trust Funds that remain unclaimed, according to new government data

Economics

1 week ago UK Government urged to release £2,242 Child Trust Fund automatically to young people

More than 750,000 Child Trust Funds worth around £2,242 are sitting in accounts unclaimed.

Economics

1 week ago HMRC urges 758,000 adults to check if they have unclaimed child trust fund worth thousands

More than half a million young adults could be missing out on funds worth thousands

Politics

1 week ago Over 750,000 people could be owed thousands of pounds and not know about it

Some 758,000 18 to 23-year-olds have yet to claim their matured child trust fund, HM Revenue and Customs said

Politics

1 week ago Study links greater inequality to structural changes in children’s brains

Researchers say findings show inequality creates toxic environment and reducing it is ‘a public health imperative’Scientists have linked the impact of living in an unequal society to structural changes in the brains of children – regardless of individual wealth – for the first time.The study of more than 10,000 young people in the US discovered altered brain development in children from wealthy and lower-income families in areas with higher rates of inequality, which were also associated with poorer mental health. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Tesco to give away free fruit and veg to thousands of children across the UK

The supermarket's initiative will help target areas where families on lower incomes may struggle to afford a healthy diet.

Politics