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Information about Help to Save accounts is published in the Annual Savings Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2022<\/a>.<\/p>

<\/p>

The most recent publication shows data on Help to Save accounts up until the end of March 2022. This data will be updated in the next edition of the Annual Savings Statistics, due to be published on 22nd<\/sup> June 2023.<\/p>

<\/p>

The relevant information can be found in the Workbook \u201cHelp to Save tables: June 2022\u201d in the monthly total statistics tab. This tab shows the number of Help to Save accounts that have been opened in each month. It also shows the total number of individuals who have made a deposit into their account in each month.<\/p>

<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4874", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Griffith"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Arundel and South Downs"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Griffith"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-05-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-05-22T13:04:42.297Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-05-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Help to Save Scheme"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have benefitted from a Help to Save account in each of the last three years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1198", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir David Evennett"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bexleyheath and Crayford"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir David Evennett"} ], "uin" : "185528"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625595", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625595/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The number of Help to Save accounts opened each month up to the end of March 2022 is published in the Annual Savings Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2022<\/a>. The relevant information can be found in tab 2 of the document \u201cHelp to Save tables: June 2022\u201d. This information will be updated in the next edition of the Annual Savings Statistics, due to be published on 22 June 2023. HMRC only has data on eligibility on a tax year basis.<\/p>

<\/p>

The information on the number of Help to Save accounts that did not receive a bonus as of 31 December 2022 and bonus percentiles, including the median, can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.<\/p>

<\/p>

The proportion of Help to Save accounts that did not receive a bonus in each year since the introduction of the scheme can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4874", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Griffith"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Arundel and South Downs"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Griffith"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-05-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "183688"} , {"_value" : "183689"} , {"_value" : "183690"} , {"_value" : "183691"} , {"_value" : "183692"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-05-09T12:17:55.53Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-05-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Help to Save Scheme"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of people eligible to use Help to Save have opened an account as of 31 December 2022.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3926", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Maynard"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Blackpool North and Cleveleys"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Paul Maynard"} ], "uin" : "183687"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625596", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625596/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The number of Help to Save accounts opened each month up to the end of March 2022 is published in the Annual Savings Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2022<\/a>. The relevant information can be found in tab 2 of the document \u201cHelp to Save tables: June 2022\u201d. This information will be updated in the next edition of the Annual Savings Statistics, due to be published on 22 June 2023. HMRC only has data on eligibility on a tax year basis.<\/p>

<\/p>

The information on the number of Help to Save accounts that did not receive a bonus as of 31 December 2022 and bonus percentiles, including the median, can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.<\/p>

<\/p>

The proportion of Help to Save accounts that did not receive a bonus in each year since the introduction of the scheme can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4874", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Griffith"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Arundel and South Downs"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Griffith"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-05-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "183687"} , {"_value" : "183689"} , {"_value" : "183690"} , {"_value" : "183691"} , {"_value" : "183692"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-05-09T12:17:55.593Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-05-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Help to Save Scheme"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of Help to Save accounts did not receive a bonus as of 31 December 2022.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3926", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Maynard"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Blackpool North and Cleveleys"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Paul Maynard"} ], "uin" : "183688"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625597", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625597/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The number of Help to Save accounts opened each month up to the end of March 2022 is published in the Annual Savings Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2022<\/a>. The relevant information can be found in tab 2 of the document \u201cHelp to Save tables: June 2022\u201d. This information will be updated in the next edition of the Annual Savings Statistics, due to be published on 22 June 2023. HMRC only has data on eligibility on a tax year basis.<\/p>

<\/p>

The information on the number of Help to Save accounts that did not receive a bonus as of 31 December 2022 and bonus percentiles, including the median, can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.<\/p>

<\/p>

The proportion of Help to Save accounts that did not receive a bonus in each year since the introduction of the scheme can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4874", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Griffith"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Arundel and South Downs"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Griffith"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-05-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "183687"} , {"_value" : "183688"} , {"_value" : "183690"} , {"_value" : "183691"} , {"_value" : "183692"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-05-09T12:17:55.64Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-05-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Help to Save Scheme"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) minimum, (b) 25th percentile figure of the, (c) median, (d) 75th percentile figure of the and (e) maximum bonus for a Help to Save account was at the end of the second year of the scheme, as of the end of December 2022.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3926", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Maynard"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Blackpool North and Cleveleys"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Paul Maynard"} ], "uin" : "183689"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625598", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625598/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The number of Help to Save accounts opened each month up to the end of March 2022 is published in the Annual Savings Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2022<\/a>. The relevant information can be found in tab 2 of the document \u201cHelp to Save tables: June 2022\u201d. This information will be updated in the next edition of the Annual Savings Statistics, due to be published on 22 June 2023. HMRC only has data on eligibility on a tax year basis.<\/p>

<\/p>

The information on the number of Help to Save accounts that did not receive a bonus as of 31 December 2022 and bonus percentiles, including the median, can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.<\/p>

<\/p>

The proportion of Help to Save accounts that did not receive a bonus in each year since the introduction of the scheme can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4874", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Griffith"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Arundel and South Downs"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Griffith"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-05-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "183687"} , {"_value" : "183688"} , {"_value" : "183689"} , {"_value" : "183691"} , {"_value" : "183692"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-05-09T12:17:55.687Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-05-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Help to Save Scheme"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the median bonus for Help to Save accounts, including those that did not receive a bonus, was in each parliamentary constituency in each year since the scheme was introduced.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3926", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Maynard"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Blackpool North and Cleveleys"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Paul Maynard"} ], "uin" : "183690"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625599", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625599/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The number of Help to Save accounts opened each month up to the end of March 2022 is published in the Annual Savings Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2022<\/a>. The relevant information can be found in tab 2 of the document \u201cHelp to Save tables: June 2022\u201d. This information will be updated in the next edition of the Annual Savings Statistics, due to be published on 22 June 2023. HMRC only has data on eligibility on a tax year basis.<\/p>

<\/p>

The information on the number of Help to Save accounts that did not receive a bonus as of 31 December 2022 and bonus percentiles, including the median, can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.<\/p>

<\/p>

The proportion of Help to Save accounts that did not receive a bonus in each year since the introduction of the scheme can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4874", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Griffith"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Arundel and South Downs"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Griffith"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-05-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "183687"} , {"_value" : "183688"} , {"_value" : "183689"} , {"_value" : "183690"} , {"_value" : "183692"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-05-09T12:17:55.737Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-05-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Help to Save Scheme"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the median bonus was for Help to Save accounts, excluding those that did not receive a bonus, in each parliamentary constituency in each year since the scheme was introduced.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3926", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Maynard"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Blackpool North and Cleveleys"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Paul Maynard"} ], "uin" : "183691"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625600", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625600/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The number of Help to Save accounts opened each month up to the end of March 2022 is published in the Annual Savings Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2022<\/a>. The relevant information can be found in tab 2 of the document \u201cHelp to Save tables: June 2022\u201d. This information will be updated in the next edition of the Annual Savings Statistics, due to be published on 22 June 2023. HMRC only has data on eligibility on a tax year basis.<\/p>

<\/p>

The information on the number of Help to Save accounts that did not receive a bonus as of 31 December 2022 and bonus percentiles, including the median, can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.<\/p>

<\/p>

The proportion of Help to Save accounts that did not receive a bonus in each year since the introduction of the scheme can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4874", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Griffith"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Arundel and South Downs"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Griffith"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-05-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "183687"} , {"_value" : "183688"} , {"_value" : "183689"} , {"_value" : "183690"} , {"_value" : "183691"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-05-09T12:17:55.8Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-05-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Help to Save Scheme"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of Help to Save accounts did not receive a bonus in each year since the introduction of the scheme; and if he will provide a breakdown of those figures by parliamentary constituency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3926", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Maynard"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Blackpool North and Cleveleys"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Paul Maynard"} ], "uin" : "183692"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625208", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625208/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The government launched a consultation on reforming the Help to Save scheme on 27 April 2023. The consultation seeks views from stakeholders on how the scheme could be reformed and simplified to ensure it: has longevity as a key savings product for working people on low incomes; encourages take-up in the target group; and provides the best value for taxpayers. The consultation can be found on gov.uk here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/help-to-save-reform<\/a>.<\/p>

<\/p>

At present, Help to Save account holders can save a maximum of £50 a month and earn two tax-free bonuses over four years. After the first two years, the saver receives a bonus of 50% of the highest balance in their Help to Save account at any point in years one and two. After four years, they will get a further bonus of 50% of the difference between the highest balance saved in the first two years and the highest balance saved in the last two years.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4874", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Griffith"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Arundel and South Downs"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Griffith"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-05-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-05-09T11:03:29.75Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-05-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Help to Save Scheme"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking steps to improve (a) the Help to Save scheme and (b) how bonuses are calculated for that scheme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Julian Knight"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Solihull"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Julian Knight"} ], "uin" : "183439"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1588158", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1588158/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The latest ethnicity-disaggregated data on the use of the Help to Save scheme was published by HMRC in August 2021 as part of research findings on Help to Save customers. It can be found at<\/p>

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1014306/HMRC_research_report_623_Help_to_Save_customer_experience_research.pdf<\/a><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4874", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Griffith"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Arundel and South Downs"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Griffith"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-03-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-03-01T07:47:57.117Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-02-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Help to Save Scheme"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department holds ethnicity-disaggregated data on the use of the Help to Save scheme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4657", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anneliese Dodds"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Oxford East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Anneliese Dodds"} ], "uin" : "150613"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1584817", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1584817/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The number of Help to Save accounts opened each month up to the end of March 2022 are published in the Annual Savings Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2022<\/a>. The relevant information can be found in tab 2 of the document \u201cHelp to Save tables: June 2022\u201d. This information will be updated in the next edition of the Annual Savings Statistics, due to be published in June 2023.<\/p>

<\/p>

We cannot provide an estimate of the proportion of people who pay into their Help to Save account each month. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.<\/p>

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We cannot provide an estimate of the number or proportion of individuals who have made consecutive payments into their Help to Save accounts over a period of six months. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.<\/p>

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As of end of December 2022, based on closed accounts, the average length of time a Help to Save account remained open was 3 years and 11 months.<\/p>

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As of end of December 2022:<\/p>

  1. 257,000 accounts have remained open for at least two years,<\/li>
  2. 81,000 accounts have remained open for the maximum of four years.<\/li><\/ol>

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    As of end of December 2022, to the nearest £5:<\/p>

    1. The average bonus at the end of the second year was £395, out of a maximum £600,<\/li>
    2. The average bonus at the end of the fourth year was £450 out of a maximum £600.<\/li>
    3. Please note that because bonuses are only paid out for those who save, not all accounts received a bonus. We have excluded accounts that did not receive a bonus from our calculated average bonuses.<\/li><\/ol>

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