Official Treasury CTF site up by Friday

The service was supposed to go live yesterday (Monday), but was delayed for unspecified reasons. The site should provide core information about the registration process for obtaining government funds, pledged in the Budget to kickstart CTF accounts. Average amounts from government will start at £250 for eligible children – backdated to 1 September, 2002, for children born on that or subsequent dates. Some children will be eligible for bigger initial amounts. The website is expected to be key plank in the government’s drive to raise the participation ratio of families eligible to...