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Quilter says more Lifetime ISA savers pay penalties than use accounts to buy homes in 2025-26

PUBT·09/16/2026 10:29:32
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Quilter says more Lifetime ISA savers pay penalties than use accounts to buy homes in 2025-26
  • Quilter flagged 154,100 Lifetime ISA unauthorized withdrawals in 2025-26, triggering nearly GBP 119 million of charges.
  • Home-purchase use hit a record 99,750, with more than GBP 1.5 billion withdrawn for first-home deposits.
  • Commentary called the penalty structure a product failure, urging reforms that reclaim bonuses without cutting savers’ own money.
  • Stocks and Shares ISA subscriptions rose almost 20%, but Cash ISA inflows dominated, up GBP 26.1 billion versus GBP 6.1 billion.
  • Quilter cautioned a planned April 2027 cut in the under-65 Cash ISA allowance to GBP 12,000 may not shift entrenched cash preferences.


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