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

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Revolut has given 50,000 people a £20 free credit after users of the app experienced delays in making purchases and carrying out transfers during the Black Friday sales. The company told MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) it had identified most people who encountered problems but said those who have not received a payment, but did face difficulties, should get in touch.

24 December 2021

Nationwide customers have been unable to transfer money in or out of their bank account since around 7am, leaving some without wages just days before Christmas. The bank says it is trying to resolve the problem, which means there is currently a delay on outbound and inbound faster payments.

22 December 2021

All 11 countries on the UK's so-called 'red list' will be removed from 4am on Wednesday, meaning arrivals will no longer have to isolate in a Government-approved quarantine hotel.

14 December 2021

Nationwide is to close 15,000 'Treasurers Trust' savings accounts, used by small charities, clubs and societies with a low annual turn over.

9 December 2021

Zopa has this week closed all of its 60,000 existing investor accounts. If you're an investor, you'll be able to access your money by 31 January 2022 at the latest. If you're a borrower, nothing is changing and you should carry on with your repayments as normal.

8 December 2021

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The Government's recommended list of PCR travel test providers continues to include tests for as little as 30p that either don't exist in reality at that price or are only available to a tiny number of people, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal. It comes amid concerns test providers are offering misleadingly cheap deals to boost their position in the Government's list.

3 December 2021

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Around 78,500 QuickQuid and Pounds to Pocket borrowers, who were mis-sold loans they couldn't afford, are expected to receive refunds of some of the interest and fees they were charged. But they'll only get back up to half of what they paid - and some will receive less than a third.

30 November 2021

TSB is to close 70 branches across the UK between April and June next year. This is in addition to the 164 branches closed already this year. We have a full list of the sites being shut below and what to do if your local branch is closed.

30 November 2021

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Banks and building societies have been urged to relax their lending rules to help almost 50,000 'mortgage prisoners', who are trapped in expensive mortgages and are unable to switch to a cheaper deal.

29 November 2021

MCE Insurance Company, one of the UK's biggest motorbike insurers, has fallen into administration. The collapse affects around 105,000 policyholders but MoneySavingExpert.com can confirm that customers will continue to be covered until the end of their policy and claims will still be paid.

25 November 2021

The cost of buying school uniform for children in England will fall from next year after new statutory guidance has been published that forces schools to keep prices down to ensure uniform costs do not become a barrier to education. Costs won't, however, be capped.

19 November 2021

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If you're on jobseekers allowance or are job hunting and claiming Universal Credit, you may be entitled to a 50% discount on train and bus travel to help you get back into work under a little discount known scheme.

17 November 2021

Thousands of savers with app-only provider Chip will see their market-leading easy-access rate on its Chip+1 account plummet from 1.25% to 0% next month unless they act. Many will also continue to be charged up to £39/year for what will become a redundant account for those hoping to earn interest.

16 November 2021

More than 300,000 workers are due to receive a pay rise as the 'real living wage' has increased from today – and you'll earn £1,000s more each year compared to the Government's legal minimum wage.

15 November 2021

Martin Lewis, Which?, MoneySavingExpert (MSE) and, the Money & Mental Health Policy Institute have today written to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), calling on her to share 'legal advice' she says is blocking harmful paid-for scam advertising from being included in the upcoming Online Safety Bill.

10 November 2021

Campaigners who launched legal action against Google over claims the tech giant secretly tracked the internet activity of millions of iPhone users have today lost their class action case. If the legal challenge had been successful, millions of iPhone users may have been awarded £750 each. But the Supreme Court's decision is final and cannot be appealed.

10 November 2021