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This is Money Podcast

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  • What you need to know about money each week and what the news means for you, from the UK's best financial website.
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Episodes
  • Is there a risk that inflation falls and then spikes again?

    Is there a risk that inflation falls and then spikes again?
    Apr 19 2024
    53 mins
  • State pension boosted by 8.5% from this week - will it ever become means tested?

    State pension boosted by 8.5% from this week - will it ever become means tested?
    Apr 12 2024
    Older people received another boost to the state pension this week taking the full rate to over £11,000 a year.

    This year's increase of 8.5 per cent was thanks to the triple lock commitment - a guarantee the state pension will rise each year by the higher of CPI, wages or 2.5 per cent.

    What does the future hold? While there is plenty of speculation the state pension may become means tested, in reality it could be incredibly hard to implement.

    This week, Tanya Jefferies, Georgie Frost, Helen Crane and Lee Boyce talk state pensions – and how they compare to other countries.

    And sticking on the theme, there is another delay for the Government’s new online state pension top-up service. When will it launch?

    NS&I has a four day IT meltdown that makes it a struggle for customers to log-in – and it suggests to one that she may have a ‘time drift.’ What does this bizarre explanation mean?

    Crane is on the Case once more, this time Eon is in the firing line after it insisted a part-time dance teacher used £95,000 worth of energy… in a month.

    And who on earth would hold an American Express card in their wallet with an APR 704.6 per cent? Lee has the answer.
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    55 mins
  • Beware fixed-rate savings trap… and secrets from an Isa millionaire

    Beware fixed-rate savings trap… and secrets from an Isa millionaire
    Apr 5 2024
    There's a warning for savers who's fixed term deals are coming to an end - don't take your eye off the ball now or risk having your returns wiped out in a matter of months.

    A year ago, there was a flurry of savers choosing fixed-rate bonds as they improved drastically. But if you don't act, the chances are it'll rollover into an awful rate.

    On this week's This is Money podcast, Helen Crane, Lee Boyce and Georgie Frost talk savings, just as we head into a new financial year.

    Also on the savings front, NS&I reveals the rate of the new British Savings Bond - is it worth it? And an Isa millionaire reveals all to This is Money on how he built up a seven-figure pot.

    Helen tackles another reader problem – this time, it's a case of the unwanted and unneeded Sim card costing a pensioner couple hundreds of pounds.

    And on the utilities front, Lee reveals how Ofcom saved him from a 75 per cent rise in his monthly broadband costs, and why you should check if you're out of contract with your mobile phone.

    Mortgage approvals are up - but house prices nudge lower. What's going on?

    Meanwhile, research shows a record third of all homes are being bought by first time buyers – and they make up 89 per cent of buyers in one Berkshire town.

    Lastly, entrepreneur Tim Armoo runs the rule over five money-making fads doing the rounds on social media – are any of them worth your time?
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    59 mins
Economics Personal Finance
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