• Saving for Children
• Why bother to save for your children?
• How to save for your children
• Ethical Child Trust Fund
• Child Tax Exempt Savings Plan

Saving for your children

Why bother to save?

We all want to give our children the best possible start in life. Saving and investing for them now can help you make this a reality in years to come.

Whether it's for school trips or tuition fees, or over the long term for a gap year, going to university, a wedding or even helping them buy their first house - funds put aside now can make a huge difference to your children as they grow up.

Take a look at our Quick Guide to Children's Savings to learn more

How to save?

Anyone can invest for a child and there's a variety of savings and investment schemes available to help you get started. These include the Government's Child Trust Fund which offers you a simple, tax-efficient way to save for your children.

Our Quick Guide summarises some of the various options open to you to invest on behalf of a child and looks at the differences between deposit based savings and long term stock market based investments » more

Do remember that past performance is no guarantee of future performance. The value of your child's investment may go down as well as up and you may not get back your original investment. Tax benefits may vary as a result of statutory change and their value will depend on individual circumstances.