22.06.23
As our Child Trust Fund Access campaign, which we launched in 2016 highlights, more than 80,000 disabled young people with learning disabilities in England and Wales are at risk of losing their own savings due to the complex process required to access their Child Trust Funds. The same issue applies…
20.04.23
“Think carefully about whether you actually want to become a Deputy” – advice from a parent on applying to access a disabled child’s Child Trust Fund Michele Creed, a mother from Sussex, kindly shares her family’s personal story and the journey she has been on to become a Deputy…
01.03.23
The Ministry of Justice has published its final response to the ongoing consultation regarding the Mental Capacity Small Payments Scheme, a streamlined process that would have allowed withdrawals and payments of up to £2,500 from cash-based savings accounts including Child Trust Funds and Junior ISAs; without the need to get…
28.07.22
In November 2021, the Ministry of Justice announced the launch of a Consultation around a new, streamlined process that would allow withdrawals and payments up to £2,500 from cash-based savings accounts including Child Trust Funds and Junior ISAs without the need to get permission from the Court of Protection. The…
25.11.21
On Tuesday 16th November, the Ministry of Justice announced the launch of a Consultation around a new, streamlined process that would allow withdrawals and payments up to £2,500 from cash-based savings accounts including Child Trust Funds and Junior ISAs without the need to get permission from the Court of Protection.…
11.10.21
On Monday 11th October 2021, the Child Trust Fund Access campaign was debated for a fifth time in the House of Lords. Lord Young of Cookham, who is helping to drive the need for urgent reform to how disabled children can access their own savings when they turn 18, asked…
22.06.21
On Tuesday 22nd June 2021, the Child Trust Fund Access campaign was debated for a fourth time in the House of Lords in as many months. Lord Young of Cookham, who is a leading supporter of the campaign and helping drive the need for urgent reform to how disabled children…
25.03.21
On Thursday 25th March 2021 the Child Trust Fund Access campaign was debated for a third time in the House of Lords. Lord Young of Cookham posed a question regarding an update on access to Child Trust Funds for those with learning disabilities, asking what the Government has done since…
18.03.21
Tammie Squire, a mother from Wolverhampton, kindly shares her family’s personal story and how she feels about the fact that she will have to apply to the Court to access her daughter Hollie’s Child Trust Fund savings. We spoke to Tammie as part of the ongoing #ChildTrustFundAccess campaign, which is…
17.02.21
As we reported back in December, our Child Trust Fund Access campaign took an interesting turn when the Ministry of Justice announced an update to the Child Trust Fund scheme detailing the ability for parents to apply for a fee waiver in exceptional circumstances. However far from being a solution,…
