I’m going to Bali with free money from the government – my friends got £2k, it all depends on when you were born
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A YOUNG woman was racing out the door to grab free money from the government. Erin Griffiths, from the UK, took to social media with the hopes she would walk away with £2,000 to pay for her trip to Bali. And it turns out there are billions of pounds waiting to be claimed.
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Why? The UK government started the Child Trust Fund scheme and those born between September 2002 and January 2011 were given money by the government to save and invest. She said: "Get ready for me to be two grand richer because the government loves me.
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"Babe, my mum called me yesterday, she was like, you got £2,000.". Erin realised she might have had cash waiting for her when her friends started getting their money out and Erin was quick to ask her mum about it. She went on: "I wouldn't have had to go to work and spend my whole work's wages on my driving lessons. As soon as I turned 16, I saved all my money for driving lessons.
"On the upside, I guess the government has paid for my trip to Bali because I have finally been granted permission to go to Bali by myself.". "I'm even more excited now I know it's free," Erin said as she headed out to get her paycheck. Over the course of the scheme, over 6 million trust funds were opened with the government putting in £2 billion.
Many of the trust funds grew interest leading some to get thousands of pounds, but it's not guaranteed. Citizen Advice has urged people to check if they have a trust fund if born within those years for a cash payout as £1.4 billion is still unclaimed.
