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The Lifetime ISA has helped many first-time buyers to own a home, but aspects of...
Conclusion
The Lifetime ISA has helped many first-time buyers to own a home, but aspects of its design have limited its effectiveness in tackling housing affordability. These aspects include the Lifetime ISA’s nature as a hybrid product supporting both homebuying and retirement savings, its punitive withdrawal charge, and a property price cap that has not increase in pace with house prices. We support the government’s decision to replace the Lifetime ISA. (Conclusion, Paragraph 124)
Source
Inquiry
Affordability of Home Ownership
Report
2nd Report – Affordability of Home Ownership
09 Jun 2026
HC 41
Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Timeline
Recommendation age
0.1 yrs
Report published
09 Jun 2026