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The amount of money that can be put in to Junior ISA and a Child Trust Fund has been raised to £4,000 in today's Budget.
Retail savings and investment industry body TISA has endorsed the government's plans to allow holders of child trust funds (CTF) to transfer their funds to ISAs upon maturity, outside of the normal annual subscription limits.
The government will permit the transfer of cash saved in now-defunct child trust funds (CTFs) to junior ISAs.
The government will boost ISA, Junior ISA and Child Trust Fund (CTF) annual subscription limits in line with the consumer price index.
The government has launched a consultation on allowing the transfer of existing savings from Child Trust Fund (CTF) accounts into Junior ISAs (JISAs).
Plans to allow "zombie" child trust funds (CTFs) to be switched to Junior ISAs could see savers £7,500 better off.
The Government will consult on options for transferring savings held in child trust funds (CTFs) into Junior ISAs.
The government has held firm in its refusal to bow to pressure to give almost six million children access to junior individual savings accounts (ISA).