Invest tax-efficiently and save for your child’s future
Important information - please keep in mind that the value of investments can go down as well as up, so you may get back less than you invest. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and all tax rules may change in the future. Withdrawals from a Junior ISA will not be possible until the child reaches age 18. You can't normally access money in a pension until age 55 (57 from 2028). It’s important to understand that pension transfers are a complex area and may not be suitable for everyone.
Because they don’t stay young forever
While money isn’t everything when it comes to children, having something put aside while they’re young can really help them once they’ve entered the adult world. This money might go towards university costs, for example, or one of the big expenses they face a little further on, such as a first car, a wedding or the deposit for a first home. It could even give them a head start on their retirement savings.
Whatever you want to help them with, it can pay to make sure your investments are as tax-efficient as possible. That’s why we offer a Junior ISA and a Junior Self-Invested Personal Pension (JSIPP). Both are tax-efficient, as you don’t pay income or capital gains tax on investments held in these accounts. In addition, we don’t charge a service fee on our junior accounts. Ongoing fund charges and other fees will apply depending on your investments.
Clever ways to invest tax-efficiently
A child’s annual ISA and pension allowances reset at the start of every tax year on 6 April, just as they do for adults. These valuable allowances are all separate so if you use up their Junior ISA allowance, for example, you can still put money in a Junior SIPP.
Accounts must be set up by the child’s parents or guardian, but grandparents, relatives and close friends can then pay in lump sums or make regular savings payments. You just need to coordinate who’s paying in what, as the child’s parents or guardian must decide where the money will be invested and ensure the annual allowances aren’t exceeded.
| At a glance | Junior ISA | Junior SIPP |
|---|---|---|
|
Tax-efficient |
Yes |
Yes |
|
20% tax relief |
No |
Yes |
|
Yearly allowance |
£9,000 |
£2,880 from the child and £720 in tax relief making a total of £3,6001 |
|
Who the registered contact can be |
Parent or guardian |
Parent or guardian |
|
Age your child gets control |
18 |
18 |
|
Age your child can access money |
18 |
normally from 55 (57 from 2028)2 |
|
Who is able to open an account |
Parent or guardian |
Parent or guardian |
|
Maximum age of child you can open an account for |
17 or under |
17 or under |
|
Minimum regular savings |
£25 per month |
£20 per month |
|
Minimum lump sum investment |
£100 |
£800 |
1for children who aren’t earning.
2Withdrawals could be subject to income tax and tax rules could change in the future. The minimum age that most customers can access their pension benefits is age 55 (57 from 2028).
A quick note about Child Trust Funds: Child Trust Funds were available to children born between 1 September 2002 and 2 January 2011. However, these have now been replaced by the Junior ISA. As both saving schemes carry tax advantages, it’s not possible to have both. We cannot open a Junior ISA for anyone with a Child Trust Fund.
Getting started is easy
It’s easy to open a
Junior ISA and a
Junior SIPP online and you have until 5 April 2025 to use this year’s allowance. You can:
- Set up a regular savings plan from £25 for a Junior ISA or £20 for a Junior SIPP
- Invest a lump sum from £100 in a Junior ISA or £800 in a Junior SIPP
Open a Junior ISA
Start a Junior SIPP
Already have a junior account with us?
- No annual charge - we don't charge a service fee on our Junior ISA or Junior SIPP accounts
- No set-up or transfer-in charges
- No charges to buy or sell funds
- Ongoing fund charges and other fees will apply depending on your choice of investments.
We’re proud to have been recognised with the coveted Boring Money Best Buy JISA award for the last three years running - compiled using customer reviews and Boring Money’s own rigorous testing, charges and customer service evaluations - recognising all-round excellence.
“In the chaos of those early years, your kids’ university education or first house purchase, let alone retirement, probably seems impossibly far away. But there’s no better time to start saving for those apparently distant events than now.”
FAQS
If you want to give a child a head start in life, for example towards buying their first home or going off to university, then the sooner you start saving the better. Investing can be a smart way to give your money a chance to grow and the length of time you invest for is the single biggest factor that determines the growth opportunity - the longer, the better, although of course there are no guarantees. With
a Junior Stocks and Shares ISA, the money you invest for your child is locked away until they turn 18.
You can even start to help now with their retirement planning, by investing in a
Junior SIPP. This could be a huge benefit for the future, as their workplace pension in years to come may be less generous than previous generations.
We offer a choice of two tax-efficient accounts for children:
|
Account |
Tax benefits |
Min to open |
Max annual contributions |
Eligibility |
Account Service Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Junior Stocks and Shares ISA |
|
|
£9,000 per year |
Parents or guardians can open a Junior Stocks and shares ISA if the child is under age of 18 and a UK resident |
Free |
|
Junior Self-Invested Personal Pension |
|
|
|
Parents or guardians can open a Junior SIPP for their child, if the child is a UK resident |
Free |
We understand you want the best for your child’s financial future and we can help you achieve it. Bringing your child’s Junior ISA or Junior SIPP to Fidelity is easy. Just tell us who your current provider is and let us do the rest.
If you’re looking for ways to invest tax-efficiently and pay less tax for yourself, why not consider our Stocks and Shares ISA or Personal pension (SIPP). Look at our easy comparison of the benefits of each.
Important information - before making your decision, please read our transfer guide Moving your investments to Fidelity which explains the options available and gives you the important information you need to know. It’s important to understand that pension transfers are a complex area and may not be suitable for everyone. Before going ahead with a pension transfer, we strongly recommend that you undertake a full comparison of the benefits, charges and features offered. To find out what else you should consider before transferring, please read our transfer factsheet. If you are in any doubt whether or not a pension transfer is suitable for your circumstances we strongly recommend that you seek advice. This information is not a personal recommendation in respect of a particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to one of Fidelity's advisers or an authorised financial adviser of your choice.
