Children's Regular Saver

Children's Regular Saver 

(This is a 12 month variable rate account)

The interest rate paid on the account will be paid as below:

Rate effective from 16 August 2023..

Interest is calculated each day on the available money in your account and is paid on the child's 16th birthday and the end of the term.

The interest rate for this account is variable. This means we can change it at any time. You can find full details in our Savings Terms and Conditions.

If your account falls below the minimum balance, the interest rate we'll pay you will reduce to 0.05% Gross p.a/AER variable*.

The following projection is provided as an example only and doesn’t take into account your individual circumstances. It assumes no withdrawals are made and that you deposit the maximum amount of £100 each month.

• You must be 17 or under and a UK resident to have this account.
• You can open the account in branch, by post.
• You need to pay money into your account within 30 days of opening it. If you don't we'll close the account.
• You must keep a minimum of £5.00 in your account to get the interest rate.
• The maximum amount you can pay into this account is £1,200.00 over the 12 month term.
• You can manage the account in branch, by post, by phone, on webchat.
• The money paid into the account belongs to the child only.
• Only hold one of these accounts at a time per child.
• If the child is under the age of 13 we'll need an adult signatory on the account. If the child is aged 13 to 17 you can choose to have an adult signatory on the account.
• You can make multiple payments to your account each month as long as these payments do not exceed your maximum monthly allowance of £100.00.
• If you miss any monthly payments you will lose your allowance for those months. If you do not use your full monthly allowance you will lose your unused allowance. If you pay in the full monthly allowance and take money out within the same month, the money taken out cannot be replaced.
• If you make a payment that causes you to go over the monthly allowance, the whole payment will be returned to you.
• Payments to your account are managed by you and are your responsibility. You should check your payments are being made successfully each month.Your account will not be monitored by Saffron to ensure that money is being paid in.

Yes, you can take money out of this account anytime, in line with our daily withdrawal limits. This means you can also close your account anytime.

You're allowed to take money out by cheque but these must be payable to the child only.

You're allowed to take money out electronically to the child's bank account.

We'll require a statement to prove the account is in their name.

Before the 12 month term ends we'll contact you to let you know. Your account will change to the Maturity Easy Access account, which will have a different interest rate. The account number won't change. If you want to switch to a different account, we'll tell you how to do this in the maturity pack that we'll send you.

Our Savings Promises provide you with additional peace of mind, including penalty-free access to your money if your life circumstances significantly change (e.g. serious illness, redundancy, etc). For more information please click here or ask us.

If the total amount of interest you earn is more than your tax-free Personal Savings Allowance, you may have to pay tax to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). For more information visit gov.uk.

* Interest Rate definitions: Gross is the interest rate without the tax deducted. AER stands for the Annual Equivalent Rate and illustrates what the interest rate would be if the interest was paid and compounded once each year.