Smooth sailing

By Mary Evans, Nursery World, 16 December 2004

From now on children have money set aside for them by the Government - but parents may need help understanding it, says Mary Evans The nation's parents need to save for their children's future, and now the Government has come up with a way to help them do it. From mid-January, parents of children aged up to 28 months will receive vouchers worth £250 as part of its new Child Trust Fund Scheme. The aim is to ensure that when today's toddlers reach the age of 18 they have a financial asset behind them.

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