Martin Lewis says 'clock's ticking' as he urges millions to make £1 payment

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The MoneySavingExpert Martin Lewis is urging people of a certain age to pay money into a special bank account soon if they want to get additional help purchasing their first home.

People born between 1985 and 2006 stand to benefit from a special long-term savings account that could help them save up enough money to get on the property ladder - but there is only a limited amount fo time left to take advantage of the saving opportunity.

This means that, if you're between 18 and 39 years old and you don't have your own home yet, Martin Lewis says you should be able to save large sums of money in a Lifetime ISA (LISA) account, which was made to help individuals save up to buy a house, reports Yorkshire Live. READ MORE: People with repeat prescriptions have one crucial thing to check before Easter Back on TV with his consumer finance programme the Martin Lewis Money Show, on March 12, he talked about how to help young people save up to buy their own home.

Specifically, the savings scheme from the government that can help you purchase a home worth up to £450,000. Martin Lewis had even tried to get the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to raise this amount, but it didn't change.