Thousands of teenagers have discovered they won't be able to access their savings accounts when they turn 18. As many as 78,000 young people with disabilities could find themselves unable to spend - or reinvest - their child trust funds, which were handed to them almost two decades ago.
Child trust funds were automatically opened for children born between September 2002 and January 2011 under a policy by then-Chancellor Gordon Brown.
It was part of a pledge to invest in the next generation, and under the rules of the scheme, young people would be able to access the money at 18.
However, there is no mechanism in place to allow parents of children with learning disabilities to access their accounts - despite being able to save into them for
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