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The Children’s ISA
The Children’s ISA will be offering parents a range of brand new options to help them save for their children’s futures. While a parent has to open one, anyone can pay into The Children’s ISA (up to £3600 per tax year) and only the child, when they reach 18 will be able to access the…
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Tagged Child Trust Fund, Individual Savings Account, Junior ISA's, savings
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Money Matters in Pregnancy
Starting and planning for a pregnancy is an amazing time but it can come with stress and worry of managing your income and finances. Part of this new adventure could leave your feeling very confused when you have to look into what maternity leave pays, how to manage your finances and be constructive with your…
Saving For Children – new savings scheme for babies
23 November 2003 The Child Trust Fund – what do I need to know? The long-awaited Child Trust Fund, first mooted in 2001, has reappeared on the government’s radar. Chancellor Gordon Brown, perhaps in anticipation of his own nappy event, moved things on in his 2003 Spring Budget and further details have been announced this…
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Tagged Child Trust Fund, Gordon Brown, Investment, School voucher
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Child benefit levels 2009
5th January 2009 With new levels of Child Benefit coming into effect from January 5, leading Child Trust Fund (CTF) provider, The Children’s Mutual has welcomed the move calculating that 2009 newborns could benefit from a collective lump sum of at least £15.4 billion if families were able to save their Child Benefit into their…
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Tagged Child benefit, Child Trust Fund, Children's Mutual, David White, Financial economics, FSA, Investment, Money matters, Northern Ireland
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Pre-Budget report offers help for parents
3rd December Gordon Brown has told MPs that the Government would put in place an ambitious 10-year childcare strategy if Labour was re-elected at the forthcoming general election, expected next May.. The Chancellor says he wants to ensure that every child has the “best start in life” and he has unveiled a range of measures…
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Tagged Child benefit, Child Trust Fund, Childcare, Day care, Daycare Trust, Family, general election, Gordon Brown, Parental leave, Sure Start, Working for Families
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Money and legal help
Money and legal help Baby bonds Maternity entitlements Childcare allowance and other benefits Do we need life insurance? Do we need healthcare insurance? Planning for school fees and University Saving accounts for your child Starting a pension Creating a family budget Working Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit How will the Budget affect you?…
Savings and investments for your child’s future
Child Benefit Child Trust Funds Child Tax Credit Working Tax Credit Childcare Vouchers One thing most parents want to do is save and invest for their child’s future and as parents of new babies have discovered in recent months, the advent of the government’s Child Trust Fund has encouraged them to think about it in…
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Tagged Child benefit, Child tax credit, Child Trust Fund, Gordon Brown, Government, Tax credits, Taxation, Welfare, Working tax credit
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The rising costs of raising children
The average cost of raising a child from birth to the age of 21 has risen to a staggering £165,000. That works out at £657 a month and £22 a day so it’s no wonder that parents are looking for ways to reduce that cost. Pregnancy is the time when you need to do some serious budgeting. The…
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Child Trust Funds
The Government-introduced Child Trust Fund scheme for all children born after September 1st 2002 and they will receive a voucher for at least £250 to open a fund which will give them a financial nest egg for their future. But what exactly does it all mean? Find the answers to your most commonly asked questions…
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Tagged Child Trust Fund, Chris Edwards, Investment, Knowledge, School voucher, Voucher
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Cost of the cuts to families
As further fears of a double dip recession which would place increasing pressure on the family purse, as figures emerged that the economy shrank at the end of last year. New and expectant parents are already starting to feel the bite from the Government cuts, and NCT, the UK’s largest parenting charity, is worried about how those who rely…
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Tagged Babies, baby products, Bumps, Child benefit, Child Trust Fund, food, National Childbirth Trust, NCT, Nottingham, on government
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