More in line for savings boost

tiemadmin • 24 April 2025

From April 2025, more low-income workers on Universal Credit can join Help to Save. Save up to £50/month and get a 50% bonus – up to £1,200 over 4 years. A simple way to build your savings.

The eligibility rules for the Help to Save scheme were extended on 6 April 2025. This means that the scheme is now open to more than 550,000 across the UK. The scheme is now available to anyone working and receiving Universal Credit.

The Help to Save scheme is intended to help those on low incomes to boost their savings. Eligible users of the scheme can save between £1 and £50 every calendar month and receive a 50% government bonus. The 50% bonus is payable at the end of the second and fourth years and is based on how much account holders have saved. The bonus is paid directly into the account holder’s chosen bank account. This means that anyone working and receiving Universal Credit can receive a maximum bonus of up to £1,200 on savings of £2,400 for 4 years from the date the account is opened.

The Help to Save scheme was also extended by a further 2 years, until April 2027. The last date an account can be opened under the current scheme will be 5 April 2027. 

The eligibility criteria that applied before 6 April 2025 meant that savers had to be in receipt of Tax Credits or Universal Credit and be earning at least 16 hours a week at National Living Wage. These criteria have now been fully removed from the scheme.

Commenting on the changes, HMRC’s Director General for Customer Services, said: 

'Thousands of customers have already benefitted from Help to Save and many more are now eligible to get a great return of 50% on top of their savings, no matter how little you can save each month. Go online or via the HMRC app to find out more and apply today.'

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