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Sources

• Matured Child Trust Funds not yet claimed (5 Apr 2026): 827,000 – HMRC via GOV.UK (checked 2026-10-15)
• Average value of an unclaimed matured CTF: £2,310 – HMRC via GOV.UK (checked 2026-10-15)
• Total value of unclaimed matured CTFs (Apr 2026): £1.91 billion – AJ Bell analysis of HMRC savings statistics (16 Sep 2026) (checked 2026-10-15)
• Unclaimed Premium Bonds prizes (Oct 2026): 2,869,527 prizes worth £128,345,775 – NS&I press release, October 2026 (checked 2026-10-15)
• Average unclaimed Premium Bonds prize (derived: £128,345,775 ÷ 2,869,527): about £45 – Derived from NS&I figures (checked 2026-10-15)
• Lost pension pots in the UK (PPI, Oct 2026): around 3 million pots, about £18.7 billion – Pensions Policy Institute, Lost Pensions 2026 (checked 2026-10-15)
• Average lost pension pot (derived: £18.7bn ÷ 3m): about £6,200 – Derived from PPI figures (checked 2026-10-15)
• Pensions dashboards connection deadline for schemes: 31 October 2026 – DWP guidance on GOV.UK (checked 2026-10-15)
• DMCC Act subscription contracts regime – expected start: January 2027 (brought forward from spring 2027) – Government announcement Aug 2026, reported by TLT LLP; earlier GOV.UK response said spring 2027 (checked 2026-10-15)
• Court money: last claim date: Accounts can be claimed until 30 years of no activity – Find unclaimed court money (MoJ) (checked 2026-10-15)