child trust fund

So I got a letter regarding my child trust fund/the amount just today. I’m not really familiar with this whole thing since my mum only told me about it last year (I’m turning 18 in a month). I’m not sure if this is normal or not, but my mum said that when I receive the money, I should give 2k to her. I’m hearing that it’ll legally be my money, so I decide what to do with it, but would I be selfish for not giving her the desired amount? I asked her what she wanted it for, and her answer was pretty unclear. She said she wants to save it/keep it safe (?) I honestly don’t know. I’d appreciate it if anyone could give me advice because I’m pretty inexperienced.

Sounds to me that you'll never see that £2k again. How much is the total fund?

So I got a letter regarding my child trust fund/the amount just today. I’m not really familiar with this whole thing since my mum only told me about it last year (I’m turning 18 in a month). I’m not sure if this is normal or not, but my mum said that when I receive the money, I should give 2k to her. I’m hearing that it’ll legally be my money, so I decide what to do with it, but would I be selfish for not giving her the desired amount? I asked her what she wanted it for, and her answer was pretty unclear. She said she wants to save it/keep it safe (?) I honestly don’t know. I’d appreciate it if anyone could give me advice because I’m pretty inexperienced.

So I got a letter regarding my child trust fund/the amount just today. I’m not really familiar with this whole thing since my mum only told me about it last year (I’m turning 18 in a month). I’m not sure if this is normal or not, but my mum said that when I receive the money, I should give 2k to her. I’m hearing that it’ll legally be my money, so I decide what to do with it, but would I be selfish for not giving her the desired amount? I asked her what she wanted it for, and her answer was pretty unclear. She said she wants to save it/keep it safe (?) I honestly don’t know. I’d appreciate it if anyone could give me advice because I’m pretty inexperienced.

I’m now sure about 2k but my mum did the same with £300 lol she told me the reason though it was mainly for religious reasons but 2k is a lot so I would probably ask again what it is for

"Mainly for religious reasons"? What did she mean by that exact?

Because I am a Muslim and the child trust fund uses interest which isn’t allowed in Islam so my mum said we should donate some of the money to charity

First, I doubt very much that £2k out of £8k is interest.
Second, if you want to donate any of your interest for religious causes then that is your decision as an adult, not hers.
Third, that seems to contradict her assertion that she was 'keeping it safe for you'.
Fourth, who set up the fund knowing it was "un-islamic"?
Third,

I don’t have any problem with it . She didn’t do it behind my back and was very upfront with it . And it wasn’t a lot of money. Also I didn’t imply that it was religious reasons for your case only that I also had money taken out of my savings

First, I doubt very much that £2k out of £8k is interest.
Second, if you want to donate any of your interest for religious causes then that is your decision as an adult, not hers.
Third, that seems to contradict her assertion that she was 'keeping it safe for you'.
Fourth, who set up the fund knowing it was "un-islamic"?
Third,

But in your case I would ask your mum what the £2k is for as it is a lot of money . Sometimes parents do stuff for us that we don’t know about ( not saying this is definitely the case ) but I did see a video of a mum doing a similar thing and it ended up being money she put towards her child’s car

I think we're at cross purposes. I confused you with the OP just now.

Yeah i was gonna say what the hell are you on ab leave the other person alone😭😭

Hiya....
first of all the money is YOURS
The child trust fund was an initiative that has been stopped by the government. It is a long-term tax-free savings account for children born between 1 September 2002 and 2 January 2011.
I suggest you find a bank that will convert your CTF into a an ISA, but here are a few articles that can help:
https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/savings/types-of-savings/child-trust-funds
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/maturing-child-trust-fund/
If you need any more help, do ask💙💙

Yeah i was gonna say what the hell are you on ab leave the other person alone😭😭

I was confused too 😭 (OP here)

so i got a letter regarding my child trust fund/the amount just today. I’m not really familiar with this whole thing since my mum only told me about it last year (i’m turning 18 in a month). I’m not sure if this is normal or not, but my mum said that when i receive the money, i should give 2k to her. I’m hearing that it’ll legally be my money, so i decide what to do with it, but would i be selfish for not giving her the desired amount? I asked her what she wanted it for, and her answer was pretty unclear. She said she wants to save it/keep it safe (?) i honestly don’t know. I’d appreciate it if anyone could give me advice because i’m pretty inexperienced.