Ben Slater

Editor – MSE Weekly Email

Ben is Editor of MSE's famous, free Money Tips email, sent weekly to more than nine million subscribers. It covers all things MoneySaving – from deals, shopping and household bills, to banking, savings and debt. He joined MoneySavingExpert.com in 2021 as Money Features Assistant Editor, specialising in mortgages, benefits, pensions and student finance.

Ben has more than a decade of journalism experience, having also worked as a Senior Print and Digital Journalist for Which?, and as a Senior Writer for consumer market intelligence company Key Note. In that time, he has written about a huge array of consumer topics, including travel rights and insurance, food and drink, household services and products, and personal finance.

Ben won Campaign of the Year 2018 at the British Society of Magazine Editors (BSME) Talent Awards for his work exposing the fire risk posed by domestic white goods. He also won Scoop of the Year 2020 at the Business Travel Journalism Awards (BTJAs) for being the first to reveal that all ten of the UK's biggest airlines and holiday providers were breaking the law on refunds for bookings cancelled due to Covid-19.

Ben grew up in Sheffield and went to university in Manchester, before moving to London in 2012 where he still lives with his wife. He is a keen cook and likes football, rugby and reading.

Latest from Ben Slater

Die without having made a will and you could be leaving behind significant financial problems for your loved ones. Yet worryingly, we've found that more than half of adults don't have a will, or have one that's out of date. Fortunately, there are low-cost will-writing options out there.

23 April 2025

A prepaid funeral plan lets you pay for your own funeral in advance, potentially saving your family stress and expense when you die. But while things like a coffin and burial or cremation fees are usually covered, prepaid plans often DON'T cover all funeral costs, so always check what's included. This guide helps you decide if you should get one.

22 April 2025

If you're a homeowner, it's not just the bricks and mortar that keeps the roof over your head, but your ability to repay the mortgage. Falling behind on mortgage repayments means you're in arrears – something that puts you at risk of losing your home (known as 'repossession'). This guide looks at the urgent steps you need to take if you're in arrears.

7 January 2025

Unmarried bereaved parents have been left saddened and confused after claims for financial support were rejected or they got less than they were initially entitled to. Both problems are due to misleading info on Gov.uk about the support. MoneySavingExpert.com has written to the Government urging it to clarify its guidance to help prevent further confusion among claimants.

22 August 2023

Struggling students have been “dealt a blow” as loans to help with living costs will fall far short of rising inflation, based on Government plans. From September, English students will see a real term cut to maintenance loans of 8p in the £1 - a shortfall students or parents will have to make up for themselves.

20 January 2023

School leavers getting their A-level results this week should be aware that deferring for a year means they'll be on the new student finance system being introduced in England in September 2023, and will repay their loan for a much longer period, potentially costing £10,000s more.

15 August 2022

From today, all prepaid funeral plans in the UK will be policed by the financial regulator – meaning you'll be protected if you buy a plan from an authorised firm and it later goes bust. But if you're one of an estimated 50,000 people with a plan from an unauthorised provider, your money may be at risk. Here's what you need to know.

28 July 2022

Safe Hands, a prepaid funeral plan provider, has fallen into administration leaving thousands of customers worried about what to do next and concerns growing that other companies will follow suit. Here's what it means for you, as well as a warning on other prepaid funeral plan providers.

27 July 2022

Watch Martin Lewis's Q&A with Rishi Sunak

Watch MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis interview the Chancellor of the Exchequer below. In the video, Martin puts his own, MSE users' and Martin's social media followers' questions to Rishi Sunak following today's announcement of a new cost of living support package.

27 June 2022