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LISA dividend question

If you have funds/ETFs that pay dividends in a LISA (income ones not accumulation that is automatically re-invested in the fund), are you able to withdraw then from the LISA whenever you want without incurring the withdrawal penalty- becuase they are not contributions you have made? Or is everything in the LISA off limits until it matures for retirement or buying first home?

What if you have a cash LISA- can you withdraw interest (not the government bonus), or is it all stuck in there?

Thank you wise people

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  • Mark_d
    Mark_d Posts: 2,155 Forumite
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    You can withdraw money from your ISA if you’re:

    • buying your first home
    • aged 60 or over
    • terminally ill, with less than 12 months to live
  • fromscratch
    fromscratch Posts: 21 Forumite
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    Mark_d said:

    You can withdraw money from your ISA if you’re:

    • buying your first home
    • aged 60 or over
    • terminally ill, with less than 12 months to live
    I get that, I was just checking if it included dividends and interest or the rules only applied to contributions and the government bonus?
  • 400ixl
    400ixl Posts: 4,482 Forumite
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    Includes everything, interest, dividends etc I believe.
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