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- HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reports 758,000 young adults have not claimed their child trust fund savings, averaging £2,242.
- The funds were created for children born between September 2002 and January 2011, with a £250 government contribution.
- Young people can access these accounts at age 18.
- Child Trust Funds were introduced in 2005 and discontinued in 2011, replaced by junior ISAs that do not include government contributions.
