Useful links

If you're a journalist and would like to
speak to our press office please call
01892 775 337/348 or email
The Children's Mutual Press Office

Additional information

For more about the Child Trust Fund, about family finances in general, and about teaching children the importance of planning for the future, see the links below.

The Children's Mutual family-friendly sites

Pocket Money Petz. Making learning about money fun – for parents and kids together.
www.pocketmoneypetz.co.uk

CTF Cashback. A way to get cashback and money-off vouchers - just by buying the things you usually buy online.
www.ctfcashback.co.uk

What I want to be. Research into what our children want to be when they grow up – and how much it might cost to help them get there.
www.whatiwanttobe.co.uk

HM Revenue & Customs

HMRC. The main portal for information on personal and business finance – plus details of the financial help available to families.
www.hmrc.gov.uk

HMRC. Go direct to detailed Child Trust Fund statistics and reports.
www.hmrc.gov.uk/ctf/stats.htm

HMRC. All that parents of eligible children need to know about the Child Trust Fund.
www.childtrustfund.gov.uk

Trade associations

TISA. The Tax Incentivised Savings Association is the trade association working with the retail financial services industry and political parties.
www.tisa.uk.com

TISA. Go straight to TISA and HMRC statistics relating to CTF and ISA accounts.
www.tisa.uk.com/hmrc_statistics.html

Education

pfeg. The Personal Finance Education Group is an independent charity helping schools to plan and teach personal finance relevant to students' lives and needs.
www.pfeg.org

The Financial Services Authority. A government site offering lots of useful information and guidance on managing your money.
www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk

Citizens' Advice Bureau. For benefit, tax, and money management advice.
www.adviceguide.org.uk/index

Money, Money, Money.
A basic guide to personal finance, to help you make informed economic decisions. money.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk

Research, reports, and statistics

Office of National Statistics. For free access to data produced by the ONS, and some data from government departments and devolved administrations.
www.statistics.gov.uk/default.asp

Institute of Fiscal Studies. Detailed analysis of the effect of economic and social policies and their impact on individuals, families, businesses, and the government's finances.
www.ifs.org.uk/index.php

Family Expenditure Survey. The UK Family Expenditure Survey (FES) is a continuous survey of household expenditure and income since 1957.
www.esds.ac.uk/government/fes

Government Actuary's Department. The actuarial consultancy for the public sector offering advice to all parts of the UK government and other relevant UK public bodies on policy related to pensions, social security, and other actuarial matters.
www.gad.gov.uk