Information Rights Unit
HM Treasury
1 Horse Guards Road
London
SW1A 2HQ
Kenneth MacArthur
020 7270 5000
By email
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www.gov.uk/hm-treasury
3 July 2023
Ref: FOI2023/09701
Dear Kenneth MacArthur,
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Thank you for your enquiry of 5 June 2023, which we have considered under the terms of
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the FOI Act).
You asked for the following information:
“Separately for each of (a) the help to buy ISA, and (b) the lifetime ISA, and
separately for each personal tax year in the period beginning with the personal tax
year in which the ISA type in question was introduced and ending with personal
tax year 2022/2023, please can you provide the total withdrawal charge amounts
(i) due (as reported to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) by ISA managers), (ii)
collected from ISA managers by HMRC, and (iii) collected from ISA investors by
HMRC.”
Following a search of our records, we can confirm that HM Treasury does not hold
information within the scope of your request. You may wish to contact HM Revenue and
Customs who may hold the information within the scope of your request. You can find
their contact information on GOV.UK at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs.
To clarify, there is no withdrawal charge in Help to Buy: ISA. The government produces
quarterly statistics on the bonuses paid on the Help to Buy: ISA if that may be useful to
you. You can find this information at: Help to Buy: ISA Scheme Quarterly Statistics:
December 2015 to 31 December 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact us. Please quote the reference
number above in any future communications.
Yours sincerely
Information Rights Unit
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