September
NS&I to slash savings rates and Premium Bond prizes
National Savings & Investments (NS&I) will dramatically cut the interest it pays on many of its savings accounts, slashing its top easy-access rate to just 0.01% in November. And Premium Bond holders will also have a significantly lower chance of winning a prize from December, with the prize rate to be cut to 1%
21 September 2020
Loveholidays and On the Beach quit trade body ABTA so they can avoid paying refunds in full
Loveholidays has followed fellow package travel firm On the Beach in resigning from the trade body ABTA
18 September 2020
Tesco teams up with food-sharing app Olio – how to get FREE surplus bread, fruit pots etc
Tesco has teamed up with food-sharing app Olio to make more of its surplus food available across the UK for people to collect for free
17 September 2020
Premium Bond paper prize cheques to be scrapped
More Premium Bond prizes will be paid directly to holders' accounts as NS&I is set to phase out its paper prize cheques by March next year – so make sure it has your details
17 September 2020
Nectar customers can now collect points at Argos
Nectar cardholders can now collect points on Argos purchases – both in store and online – for the first time
17 September 2020
CreditLadder introduces £8/mth fees for renters reporting payments to two credit reference agencies
Renters who use CreditLadder to build their credit rating by sending information about their rental payments to credit reference agencies will now need to pay a fee of up to £8/mth if they want their payments to be reported to both Experian and Equifax
16 September 2020
Tui promises to pay outstanding refunds by the end of the month
Package holiday giant Tui has promised to pay any outstanding refund requests for holidays cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic by 30 September 2020
16 September 2020
BT Sport and TV customers to face price hikes of up to £72/yr
Some BT Sport and TV customers are to be hit by price hikes of up to £72/yr from November – but if you're affected you can leave penalty-free
16 September 2020
Boost for small businesses after coronavirus insurance test case ruling – could it affect other insurance too?
The High Court has ruled that some insurers should have paid out to small businesses for losses caused by the coronavirus lockdown, in a judgment which could have far-reaching implications
15 September 2020
Women lose Court of Appeal challenge over state pension age rise
Two women have lost their Court of Appeal challenge against the Government over changes to the state pension age
15 September 2020
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Shoppers unhappy as supermarket comparison site Trolley could be forced to close - here's what's happening
28 June 2022![]()
Supermarket price comparison site Trolley is on the brink of shutting down over licensing issues. If it closes, hundreds of thousands of users will no longer be able to use it to save money when grocery shopping - here's what's happening. -
Netflix confirms plans to launch cheaper service that plays ads - here's what we know
28 June 2022![]()
Netflix has confirmed it will introduce a cheaper subscription plan for its users that includes adverts. We don't have all the details yet but here's what we do know. -
BT, Sky, Virgin, Vodafone and others pledge to help broadband and mobile customers struggling with bills
28 June 2022![]()
The UK's biggest broadband and mobile providers – BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Three, Virgin Media O2, and Vodafone – have agreed to a set of measures aimed to ensure customers struggling to pay their bills during the cost of living crisis don't get cut off from essential services. -
Struggling with energy bills but don't get the £150 council tax help? Check our council-by-council list to see if you're due further support
28 June 2022![]()
If you weren't eligible for the £150 council tax rebate to help with the cost of living but are struggling to pay your energy bills, you may be entitled to a one-off cash payment. We've trawled the websites of every UK council to see which ones have released their eligibility criteria for the money, and so check below. -
Watch Martin Lewis's Q&A with Rishi Sunak on the new cost of living support package – plus more info on today's announcement
28 June 2022![]()
Martin puts his, MSE users' and his social media followers' questions to Rishi Sunak following today's announcement of a new cost of living crisis support package.
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Martin Lewis: The one thing everyone aged over 66 needs to know
17 June 2022![]()
It is a national tragedy that getting on for a million pensioners, many of whom have been paying into the system for years, are missing out on a critical boost to their income. It's called pension credit, and this year it also means you get an extra £650 to help with energy bills. -
Martin Lewis: What I asked the Chancellor to do when I spoke to him on Monday...
26 May 2022![]()
With the announcement of the Government's energy cost of living plans due out at lunchtime. I thought I'd speedily bash out a note down of what (from memory) I'd asked the Chancellor for when we spoke on Monday - and the other general suggestions I've been making. -
Martin Lewis: Got a cash ISA? You should probably ditch it
24 May 2022![]()
Press the rewind button and go way back to April 2015... Possibly on the telly in the corner of your living room, I was on-air at the time urging savers as usual to use their new tax-free cash ISA allowance – because 'money was nicer in an ISA'. But things changed in 2016. -
Martin Lewis: 'UO is just as important as UX: A tip for anyone developing their website or app'
6 May 2022![]()
I set up MoneySavingExpert.com nearly 20 years ago – when arguably the modern web was still in its infancy. With an abundance of self-belief (something I had too much of then, as I realise now) I decided not to read any books, or follow prevailing wisdom on how a site should operate – and just do it my way.
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