Quick Answer: Premium Bonds now pay a prize fund rate of 4.35%, up from 3.80%, and the odds on each £1 bond have shortened to 21,000 to 1. The NS&I prize fund rate increase kicked in with the September 2026 draw, bringing around 308,000 more tax-free prizes. NS&I announced it all on 18 August 2026, […]
If you’ve been paying attention to the UK economy lately, you’ll know the last couple of years have been surprisingly decent years for business investment – record-breaking, which nobody really saw coming after the few rough years before it. And 2025? It’s held up. Another 3.5% growth, not flashy, but consistent, and in this climate, […]
The morning coffee probably tasted a bit more bitter for thousands of UK workers this week as they logged into their banking apps. If you noticed your take-home pay looked a bit “light” compared to March, you aren’t alone. Without much fanfare, HMRC has begun implementing a series of personal allowance allocation changes for the […]
Getting a brown envelope through the letterbox used to be the biggest worry for UK savers. But as of March 2026, the game has changed. HMRC has officially pivoted to a “digital-by-default” strategy, meaning that the famous brown envelope is being replaced by pings on a smartphone or alerts in a Personal Tax Account. If […]
