Martin Lewis urges Brits born in these years to check for ‘forgotten’ £2,200 HMRC payout

The average payout is over £2,200 (Picture: Getty)

In the next few weeks, thousands of young people are set to receive a letter informing them of an average £2,240 windfall from HMRC.

But while millions are entitled to this cash, Martin Lewis warns ‘many don’t know’ — as more than 750,000 Child Trust Funds (CTFs) remain unclaimed.

In the latest edition of his newsletter, the Money Saving Expert (MSE) founder explained the government-backed scheme, which ran between certain years, g...