How to Open a Child Trust Fund
- 1). Fill out a "Child Benefit Form" and send it along with your child's original birth certificate to: "Child Benefit Office (Washington); Freepost; NEA 10463; P.O. Box 133; Washington; NE38 7BR." Once the form is read and approved, the Child Benefit Office will send you a voucher for £50 or £250, depending on your child's age and when they became eligible for a Child Trust Fund.
- 2). Select an account provider for the fund by opening your web browser and navigating to the "Child Trust Fund: A-Z of All Account Providers" sub page of the Directgov site, www.direct.gov.uk.
- 3). Fill out the provider's application form or apply over the telephone and send the voucher to the branch or location to which you are directed by the provider.
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