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Martin Lewis explains how you can turn ￡1 into ￡1,000 for your first home

2024-01-11 00:00:00.0 独立报-英国新闻原网页

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Martin Lewis has explained how putting pocket change into a savings account could turn into ￡1,000 to put towards buying your first home.

Speaking on his TV show, the money-saving expert revealed how you can get the ball rolling for a home deposit by opening up a Lifetime ISA (LISA) with as little as ￡1.

The savings account lets you save up to ￡4,000 every year towards your first home, with the government adding a 25 per cent bonus up to ￡1,000.

They can be opened by anyone aged between 18 and 39.

Lewis said: "It has to have been open for one year before you get the first-time buyer bonus.

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"So my big tip to anyone this maybe worthwhile for is get that ￡1 in.

"You put ￡1 in and the clock is ticking and then when you want to use it you can put your money in and get the bonus."

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One success story was shared on The Martin Lewis Show, with viewer Tom quoted as saying: "I put ￡1 in, back in 2021/22 when this was mentioned to activate. Started looking in 2022, and completed beginning of 2023.

“Thankfully I could use the LISA and got ￡1,000 for free. Thank you Martin!”

Account holders can continue adding money into their ISA until the day before their 50th birthday, Lewis says.

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His advice warns that those who withdraw the money from a LISA account without using it for retirement or a first home will face a penalty and have to pay 25 per cent of the amount withdrawn.

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