A child trust fund (CTF) is a long-term savings or investment account for children in the United Kingdom. New accounts can no longer be created as of 2011, but existing accounts can receive new money: the accounts were replaced by Junior ISAs.
'I got £955 from a Child Trust Fund I didn't know I had'
Latonya Skye-Paterson discovers she is one of thousands of people with money to claim on turning 18.
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