Rejected petition Allow Help To Buy ISAs to be used to pay a deposit on a home

George Osborne, 18th March 2015,
"The Help To Buy ISA works like this: for every £200 you save for your deposit, the government will top it up with £50 more. It’s as simple as this"

However, it has transpired in the last few days that these accounts cannot be used to save for a housing deposit.

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These accounts are effectively useless for those whose biggest obstacle to ownership is raising a deposit, while those rich enough to afford a deposit without the scheme get a nice handout.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/19/help-to-buy-isa-scandal-500000-first-time-buyers-told-scheme-can/

"save for the deposit on your first home":
http://personal.natwest.com/personal/savings/tools-for-savings/HelptoBuyISACalculator.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1400A-GEyBQ&t=1m43s

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/165376

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Date submitted 21 August 2016
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