Money Box
Kanaal Besonderhede
Money Box
The latest news from the world of personal finance plus advice for those trying to make the most of their money.
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How to Live Long and Prosper
We may be living longer, but are our finances in the best of health?
On today’s Money Box Live we take a stroll through the decades and examine...
Claims management inquiry and bank account switching
Since lenders were ordered to repay billions to consumers who signed up to unfair car finance deals, millions of people have been sent adverts exhorti...
Money Box Life: Teenagers talk money
Teenage years are formative in many different ways – and being able to handle finances is one of them.
In this programme - one of our special Mo...
NS&I Delays and Youth Unemployment
Some bereaved listeners whose relatives had money put away with National Savings and Investments are facing weeks and months of delay in getting their...
Renters and Landlords: Your Questions Answered
A huge amount is about to change for anyone who rents their home or who owns a rental property in England.
The Renters' Rights Act comes into f...
Renters Rights, Energy Fixing and the £5k Typo
In just a few days time the biggest shake up to renters rights in a generation will come into force in England. It will mean no more than one rent inc...
Money Box Live: Your Summer Holidays
Are you worried about whether the global disruption could affect your global travel plans? Whether you've booked a foreign trip, are planning a stayca...
Energy Bill Fear and Council Tax Arrears
Are we at the start of a deepening cost of living crisis as nearly half of all adults fear they might not be able afford their energy bills?
And...
Money Box Live: How to Handle Global Shocks
The conflict in Iran has very grave human costs for the Middle East. But it also has economic costs and they are being felt around the world and here...
Teacher's Pension Delays and Best Savings Rates
The National Union of Headteachers says the government "must step in" to help teachers in England and Wales who have retired but are facing long delay...
Money Box Live: Changes to Rights at Work
The Employment Rights Act has been called the most significant change to workers rights in a generation, so what does it mean for your money?
Th...
Money Box Live: Making Tax Digital Guide
Making Tax Digital for income tax is HMRC's biggest shake-up of self assessment for decades, but are you ready?
The new system will involve fil...
Petrol Price Rises and NS&I
The cost of filling up your car has risen every day over the past three weeks as the conflict continues in the Middle East. Diesel is now averaging...
Heating Oil Guide and Banknotes
The government has promised more than £52mn to help people in the UK hit by huge rises in the price of heating oil. Around 1.5 million households in...
Mortgage Rates and Banknotes
It's been a turbulent week for the mortgage market - as lenders adjusted their rates amid fears of a rise in inflation and what that will mean for int...
Middle East Conflict and Crypto Scams
Just seven days has passed since the USA and Israel began their attacks on Iran. As the attacks become heavier and more destructive, the ripples of...
Pension Age Rise and April Tax Changes
Millions of people in their sixties will now wait up a year longer before they can claim their state pension. From Easter Monday the current state pen...
Civil Service Pension Loans and Pokémon Cards
The number of emergency hardship loans issued to former civil servants who are facing long delays for pension payments is "pitiful" according to a sen...
Motor Finance Claims and Pay by Bank
Claims management firms have been warned by regulators to treat their customers fairly over compensation claims for mis-sold car finance. The financi...
Money Box Live: Starting Out
How hard is it for young people to find a job and once they do how can they make it pay?
Some 16.1% of people aged 16 to 24 are not able to fin...
Pension Delays Apology and Romance Scams
The Chief Executive of Capita Public Services has apologised for the serious delays thousands of civil servants are facing simply to get paid their pe...
Money Box Live: How to Pick a Mortgage
Mortgages are one of the most important financial products most of us ever come across, but they're also complicated. With more than 7,000 products o...
Credit Card Debt and Civil Service Pensions
Debt charity StepChange says its research suggests around 2.5mn people who have debt on a credit card have paid more in interest, fees and charges ove...
Money Box Live: Student Loan Debate
Student loans and their impact on graduates’ finances have dominated the news recently. The average student debt in England for 2024 graduates was ap...
Report Fraud and Student Loans
Billions of pounds is lost each year to fraud, be that by criminals simply stealing someone's money or by thieves tricking victims into giving them th...
Money Box Life: Working for Longer
The number of people working past retirement age is growing. New analysis of tax data found a 12% rise over the past five years. It was carried out...
Energy Ombudsman Powers and Cheques
The chair of Parliament’s Energy Select Committee has told Money Box it’s “vital” the Energy Ombudsman is given new, stronger powers as quickly as pos...
Money Box Live: Do Electric Cars Add Up?
Buying a new car last year increasingly meant going electric. Around one in four new car buyers made that choice with almost half a million electric c...
Energy Bill Battle and Restrictive Covenants
When it comes to keeping our homes warm nearly all of us rely on just a handful of big energy suppliers. And during the winter, especially with the co...
Money Box Live: Inheritance Tax
There's a topic that often appears in the Money Box inbox, inheritance tax.
It's money paid by the estate of someone once they die, as long as t...
Child Benefit and Credit Cards
More than 60% of parents who lost their child benefit because the tax office believed incorrectly they'd moved abroad, were in fact eligible for the b...
Money Box Live: Women's Finances
It's 50 years since the Sex Discrimination Act meant all women could take out mortgages and loans without needing a man to approve it.
In this p...
Making Tax Digital and Savings Rates
"A big change" - that's how HMRC has described a major transformation starting in April, which affects the way sole traders and landlords report their...
Can You Make a Creative Job Pay?
The creative industries add around £124 billion to the UK economy according to government figures, but for actors, painters, or even influencers, maki...
Mortgages, Silver Marriages and Warren Buffett
This week the Bank of England cut interest rates to the lowest level for more than two years. The decision to cut Bank Rate to 3.75% came after new fi...
Money Box Life: Blended Family Finances
Life can sometimes get very complicated and messy so can our finances, so we're doing something a bit different to our usual Money Box Live.
In...
Investment Changes and Women's Financial Rights
Sweeping changes to the way investments are recommended across the UK will start in April. This week the Financial Conduct Authority set out its plan...
Money Box Live: Impulse Spending and Debt
It’s December, a time of year when there’s pressure to say yes to every night out, buy the perfect presents and spend without really thinking. All tha...
Energy Costs for Families and Salary Sacrifice Pensions
New research suggests there are 6 million children across the UK living in fuel poverty, according to the charity National Energy Action. It defines f...
Money Box Live: Making Sense of Your Pay
How much do we really understand about our pay?
From frozen tax thresholds to salary sacrifice and minimum wage increases, a number of changes m...