Emily White

Senior News & Investigations Reporter

Emily has over six years of experience in journalism, starting her career as a local news reporter in 2018 before joining MSE in May 2021. She has tackled a range of critical topics at MSE, including consumer rights, energy, debt, and financial regulation.

Some of Emily's biggest stories include Ryanair's barring of customers who received Covid refunds, the shutdown of tax rebate firm Tax Credits Ltd for forgery, and discrepancies in the Warm Home Discount scheme. These stories have been covered by some of the UK's biggest newspaper outlets, including the Daily Mirror, the Daily Express, The Sun and The Guardian.

Emily has earned several award wins and nominations, including winning the Rising Star of the Year Award at the Headline Money Awards in 2023 and being shortlisted for the Wincott Foundation's Personal Finance Journalist of the Year Award alongside MSE founder Martin Lewis. In 2022, she also won an MHP's 30Under30 Young Journalist Award in the Personal Finance category.

Outside of journalism, Emily is passionate about writing plays and short fiction, and enjoys hiking, running, and reading.

Latest from Emily White

Millions of Sky broadband, TV and home phone customers will see prices hiked by £43 a year on average from Friday 1 April. Meanwhile, Sky Mobile customers who use their data, or make calls and send texts in the EU will pay £2 a day in roaming charges from Tuesday 3 May. But affected customers may be able to cancel contracts penalty-free as a result.

17 February 2022

Amazon has shelved plans to stop people using Visa credit cards to buy items on the shopping platform from 19 January. It means users no longer need to update their payment details, although they can continue to do so in order to be awarded free credit.

17 February 2022

The Bank of England has increased base rates to 0.5% from 0.25% after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted in favour of a rise. The base rate is used by the central bank to charge other banks and lenders when they borrow money – and influences what borrowers pay and savers earn.

15 February 2022

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The Treasury has corrected information on its website regarding the forthcoming increase in national insurance after a tweet from MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) founder Martin Lewis calling it "misleading" went viral.

8 February 2022

Average household water and sewerage bills in England and Wales are set to rise by around £7 a year (1.7%) from April, it has been announced today. But prices will vary depending on where you live and some will see much larger increases. Meanwhile, bills in Scotland will rise by a higher 4.2% on average.

4 February 2022

Waitrose has again changed the terms and conditions of its loyalty card scheme, and this time round it will result in most shoppers no longer being able to get a free newspaper when using their myWaitrose card at the checkout from 23 February.

4 February 2022

Can't afford to repay your credit card in full? If you're paying interest you should try for a 0% balance transfer, said MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis in the latest episode of ITV's The Martin Lewis Money Show. Watch Martin explain below, plus see our Credit Card Eligibility Calculator and Best 0% Balance Transfers guide to find the top deal, and see our Debt Problems info if you're struggling.

1 February 2022

Friends or relatives can ignore requests by the Government to return overpaid state pension payments in the event of the recipient's death, as there is no legal obligation to pay the money back.

26 January 2022

Tesco Bank's new 'Clubcard Pay+' prepaid debit card is now available to all 20 million Clubcard holders. You can double your Clubcard points for three months after taking the card out and it offers features to help you budget, but it can't be used in the same way as a full current account.

25 January 2022

An administrative error that resulted in decades of state pension underpayments, particularly for women, has been called a "shameful shambles" by a public spending watchdog. But if you think you've been affected and underpaid it's important you check to see if you are owed money.

21 January 2022

The Bank of England has increased base rates to 0.25% from 0.1% after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted in favour of the first rise in more than three years. The base rate is used by the central bank to charge other banks and lenders when they borrow money – and influences what borrowers pay and savers earn.

20 January 2022

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Hundreds of thousands of households could soon see their gas and electricity bills rise by up to 300% because they aren't protected by the energy watchdog's price cap, according to consultancy firm Ginger Energy, which has called on the regulator to act.

12 January 2022

If you're one of the millions of taxpayers still to file their online self-assessment tax return, you've less than a month until the deadline. Here's what you need to do to avoid a £100 fine.

11 January 2022

UK drivers collectively paid £156 million more than they should have for petrol in December, equating to roughly £5 million a day, according to motoring group the RAC, which has accused retailers of overcharging.

6 January 2022

Firms including Octopus and Scottish Power have forced some home movers - both those renting and buying - on to fixes that can be up to double the price cap. But the rules say they must be allowed to go on to a capped tariff. We've compiled a dossier and sent it to the regulator Ofgem.

4 January 2022

Households across the country are set to face an income hit of £1,200 a year due to rising energy prices, tax increases and wage stagnation, according to a report by the think tank Resolution Foundation.

28 December 2021