Molly Greeves

News & Investigations Reporter

Molly joined MSE in July 2023, bringing with her two years of experience as a consumer writer for Good Housekeeping, Prima, and Red. Her interest in consumer journalism started at university, when she investigated the unacceptable conditions faced by students in rented housing for her student newspaper. This commitment to advocating on behalf of those who have faced unfairness remains central to her career.

Molly has covered a range of personal finance topics, from clarifying shoppers' rights when a company goes into administration to revealing the celebrities most commonly used by fraudsters in scam adverts. After researching the issues faced by carers who owe Carer's Allowance over payments, she became MSE's resident expert on the topic and has played a big role in our campaign to end the earnings cliff-edge.

Her stories have been featured in major outlets such as The Independent, the Evening Standard, the Daily Mirror and The Sun. In 2024, Molly was shortlisted for Rising Star of the Year at the Headline Money Awards.

Outside of work, you can find Molly chipping away at her novel, browsing charity shops or scouring London for the best pastel de nata.

Latest from Molly Greeves

School uniform grants – urgently check if you can reduce costs by up to £200 with support from your council

If you're on a low income and struggling with the cost of school uniform, you could get up to £200 to put towards it in the form of a non-repayable grant. To help, we've searched through council websites to find which offer it – check below to see if you qualify and what you could get. But go quick as some deadlines have already passed and late applications may not continue to be accepted for long.

28 August 2023

Three million Tesco shoppers have Clubcard vouchers expiring on 31 August.

Three million Tesco Clubcard-holders need to spend £11.5 million worth of vouchers before they expire at the end of this month. Alternatively, if you'd rather hang on to the vouchers, we've got a trick to extend their validity beyond Thursday 31 August.

21 August 2023

Banks and building societies will face fines if they fail to protect consumers' free access to cash under new powers being given to the financial regulator.

17 August 2023

Rail fares in England WON'T go up by 9% next year, the Government has announced. While the new fares are yet to be confirmed, any increase would come into force in March 2024.

15 August 2023

The Bank of England has increased the base rate from 5% to 5.25% – its highest level in over 15 years. This rate is used by the central bank to charge other banks and lenders when they borrow money – and so it influences what borrowers pay and what savers earn.

8 August 2023

Only one week remains to use up non-barcoded Royal Mail 1st and 2nd class stamps.

Today (31 July) is the last day you can use any non-barcoded everyday stamps – those with the Queen's profile on – before they become worthless. Alternatively, you can swap them for barcoded versions for free through the Royal Mail scheme.

30 July 2023

Savers with accounts that pay low or no interest will soon be prompted to consider alternatives under a crackdown by the regulator. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced a raft of measures designed to better protect savers amid concerns they're being ripped off.

30 July 2023

Virgin Money will close another 39 bank branches this year, almost a third of its network, with the firm claiming that more customers are choosing online banking over in-person visits. Below we list the branches disappearing and what the alternatives are if you still want face-to-face banking.

20 July 2023

Image shows person using a calculator and making notes in a notepad.

Energy Secretary Grant Shapps has been questioned by MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis about his lack of action to bring down standing charges and why he's yet to introduce an energy social tariff. On ITV's Good Morning Britain (on 19 July), Martin also grilled the minister on whether more support would be offered to vulnerable people this coming winter.

18 July 2023

Person using a calculator, phone and credit card to work on their finances

More joined-up mental health and debt support, especially during the cost of living crisis, has been called for by the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute and its chair and founder Martin Lewis. Providing money advice alongside mental health support could double recovery rates for people struggling with debt and depression and help an extra 27,000 people each year, according to the charity.

17 July 2023