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Child Trust Fund voucher

The Child Trust Fund voucher is the key to opening a Child Trust Fund account. It will be sent to you by post, soon after you register for Child Benefit.

If your child was born before 2 August 2010 and you claimed Child Benefit for them by 1 November 2010, the Child Trust Fund (CTF) voucher has a value of £250.

If you didn’t register for Child Benefit before 1 November 2010, or your child was born any time from 2 August 2010 to 2 January 2011, the CTF voucher has a value of £50.

This is the amount of money that the Government is giving your child and can only be used to open and kick start a CTF account.

Once you’ve received your child’s voucher you’ll need to decide where you want to use it to open a CTF account for your child.

If your Child Trust Fund voucher doesn’t arrive - or you misplace it - just contact the HMRC on 0845 302 1470 and they’ll send you a replacement.

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Helping you to understand your Child Trust Fund voucher

The CTF voucher looks similar to a cheque and includes the following:

• £250 or £50 – this is the amount of money that the Government is giving your child. It needs to be used to open a CTF account for your child. 
• Your child's name and date of birth – please check that these are correct on the Child Trust Fund voucher. If they’re not, simply contact the HMRC by calling 0845 302 1470.
• URN – shown on the top right hand corner of the Child Trust Fund voucher. It also can be referred to as the CTF account number.
• Expiry date – this is on the top right hand of the voucher. This is important because if you haven’t applied for a CTF account before this date, the Government will make the decision as to where your child’s CTF voucher is invested. (If your voucher was issued by the Government before 1 January 2012, you’ve 12 months from the date that the voucher was issued to open a CTF account for your child. But, if your voucher was issued on or after 1 January 2012, you’ll have only 60 days (3 months) from the date of issue to use it).

Your chosen CTF account provider will need the Child Trust Fund voucher information to open your child’s CTF account.