Help to Save is a savings account that allows people who meet certain criteria to save between £1 and £50 every month. It is a government backed scheme, so all savings are secure.
You can open a Help to Save account if you’re receiving:
- Working Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credit – and you’re entitled to Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit and you (with your partner if it’s a joint claim) had take-home pay of £658.64 or more in your last monthly assessment period. Your take-home pay is your pay after deductions (such as tax or National Insurance).
If you get payments as a couple, you and your partner can apply for your own Help to Save accounts. You need to apply separately.
You also need to be living in the UK.
Learn more about a Help to Save account and how to apply here.