Sia was going through it following her divorce.
28.08.2023 - 14:57 / dailyrecord.co.uk
As summer draws to a close and the nation prepares for the colder months ahead, now is the perfect time to check for any lost bank or building society accounts, forgotten pension pots or income top-ups, to give your finances a boost before Autumn. A cash windfall would also help ease the burden of the ongoing cost of living crisis.
Whether it's sitting in an account that's long been forgotten about, or whether you're entitled to it but haven't yet claimed it, it's worth looking into the list below to see if there is unclaimed cash lurking out there with your name on it.
A word of warning though, the services listed below are free, but if you search online and are asked to pay to track down a lost bank or pension account, it may be a scam. Here is a look at some of the ways in which people could be missing out - from younger adults to people over State Pension age - and how to go about claiming.
Some young adults could be due a windfall of nearly £2,000 (typically) that they're unaware of. They may have had a Child Trust Fund (CTF) set up for them when they were younger but the money in them may have been long-forgotten.
CTFs are long-term, tax-free savings accounts for people born between September 1 2002 and January 2 2011, which the young person can then go on to access when they turn 18.
Many children received around £250 each from the state at the time their CTF was started, with those from lower-income families receiving £500. And it's been estimated that the average value sitting in unclaimed accounts is around £1,900.
According to spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee, more than £1.7billion sitting in CTFs has not yet been claimed. Recent research from financial services provider Hargreaves Lansdown indicates
Sia was going through it following her divorce.
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