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OneFamily Lifetime ISA: Supercharge your first-home deposit

Get up to £1,000 a year towards buying your first home or retirement​

Receive a 25% government bonus on up to £4,000 a year

Invest in stocks and shares to give your money potential to keep up with house prices*

Start from just £25 a month or invest £4,000 a year for maximum bonus

*The value of your lifetime ISA is likely to go up and down over time and there is a risk that you could get back less than you pay in.

Over 2 million people have invested with OneFamily including...

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Dan, who got an extra £11,000 towards his first home on top of his own savings, simply by choosing a OneFamily Lifetime ISA

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Erin, who moved her matured child trust fund into a OneFamily Lifetime ISA, easily adding £2,000 on to her savings over two years.

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Joe, who plans to get an extra £5,000 in government bonuses to fund a dream holiday for himself and his partner after they turn 60 (and the kids have moved out!)

What are lifetime ISAs?

OneFamily’s Lifetime ISA is a type of investment account for UK residents aged 18-39 that works hard to help you buy your first home sooner or save extra for retirement.

No matter how much your investment grows*, you'll pay zero tax on the money you withdraw**

Get up to £1,000 extra each year with the 25% government bonus on everything you pay in***

Invest up to £4,000 each tax year - get started from £25 a month (or a £250 one-off payment)

Use your lifetime ISA to buy your first home (for up to £450,000) or build an extra retirement fund

This is your sign to stop dreaming and start making your first home a reality

Investing in a stocks and shares lifetime ISA

When you choose a stocks and shares lifetime ISA, your money is invested which gives it the potential to grow by more than inflation.

An alternative is a cash lifetime ISA which will grow with interest rates, so returns are more reliable, but there’s less potential to grow.

We invest in stocks and shares because we believe this gives your money a better chance of keeping up with house prices if they go up while you’re saving a deposit.

*However, as with all investing, the value can go down as well as up and there is a risk that you could get back less than you pay in.

**Both types of lifetime ISA are tax-exempt, however tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and may change in the future.

***If you withdraw money from your lifetime ISA for anything other than buying your first home, you’ll be charged a government withdrawal charge which could leave you with less money than you’ve paid in. You can withdraw freely after you turn 60 without paying this charge.

How soon could you save a deposit with the help of our lifetime ISA?

Use our calculator to see how quickly you could reach your mortgage deposit target with the help of the government bonus and low, medium or high investment returns.

This projection shows how your investment could grow at different performance levels. Projections are not a guarantee of future performance. The value of your investment is likely to go up and down over time and there is a risk that you could get back less than you've paid in if you withdraw at a time when the value is lower.

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What do these numbers mean?

Please note: No more than £4,000 may be invested into a Lifetime ISA within a single tax year. This includes your initial investment and your monthly direct debit payments.

Why choose OneFamily?

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50 years of growing our customers’ financial wellbeing

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Source: Bright survey, 2024.

Your investment options

Are you looking to transfer an existing help to buy ISA or lifetime ISA to OneFamily?
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Lifetime ISA rules

  • Lifetime ISAs can be opened by UK adults under 40
  • You can use the money in your lifetime ISA to buy your first home or keep it invested until you turn 60
  • You can withdraw money from 12 months after you first paid in (as long as it’s to buy your first home)
  • The property you buy has to be your first home, bought with a mortgage and cost no more than £450,000
  • You can keep paying in until you turn 50

If you take money out of your lifetime ISA without following these rules, you’ll be charged a 25% government penalty, which may mean you get back less than you pay in.

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