Commencement Dates Child Trust Fund
50.On 3 January 2011 the removal of CTF eligibility comes into effect. However, a period of three months, until 2 April 2011, is provided for children born and in the United Kingdom before 3 January 2011 to become eligible to a CTF.  So, to be eligible to CTF a child must be born and in the United Kingdom before 3 January and additionally:
	a claim for Child Benefit must be made, or the child must go into the care of a local authority, on or before 2 April 2011, and
	if the child is subject to immigration control on 3 January 2011, that immigration control must be lifted on or before 2 April 2011.