Death of a Child - CTF Referral (Info)

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The Child Trust Fund (CTF) was introduced in April 2005. It entitled all children born on or after the 1st September 2002 to an initial endowment from the Government.

Providing entitlement conditions are satisfied further endowments may be paid at a later date.

If the death of a child / young person is reported to the Child Trust Fund Office (CTFO) they will send details to the Tax Credit Office (TCO) - Priority 1 Team and request claimant income and Child Tax Credit (CTC) information. This information will enable them to determine if any additional CTF payments are due to the claimant.

On the Priority 1Team you must complete the details requested on the WAM referral and return it to the CTFO.

Note: You should give as much information about the claimant's income details as you can to enable the CTFO to make an entitlement decision without having to contact the claimant

Once you have returned the WAM referral, follow the guidance in Death Of A Child Referred To Priority 1 Team to record the death of the child / young person if appropriate.