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Money Box

The latest news from the world of personal finance plus advice for those trying to make the most of their money.

The latest news from the world of personal finance plus advice for those trying to make the most of their money.

 

#684

Water Bills and Graduate Jobs

A record number of households across England and Wales are now getting social tariffs from... more

13 Dec 2025

24 MINS

24:44

13 Dec 2025


#683

Suspended child benefit and the cost of school trips

MPs on the Treasury Select Committee are seeking answers from HMRC after thousands of pare... more

06 Dec 2025

24 MINS

24:49

06 Dec 2025


#682

Funeral insurance cancelled and not-so-simple assessment?

Thousands of people who've paid millions of pounds into an insurance plan they thought wou... more

29 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:59

29 Nov 2025


#681

Money Box Live: Beating the squeeze?

Inflation may not be in double digits anymore, but it is still almost double the Bank of E... more

26 Nov 2025

28 MINS

28:30

26 Nov 2025


#680

Infected Blood Compensation and Standing Charges

Lawyers acting for victims of the infected blood scandal have written to the Chancellor de... more

22 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:01

22 Nov 2025


#679

Money Box Live: First-Time Buyers

For some it's the dream, for others it's the plan, for most it's an effort. On this progra... more

19 Nov 2025

28 MINS

28:27

19 Nov 2025


#678

Unauthorised Recurring Card Payments and Overpaying Mortgages

The Chartered Trading Standards Institute is warning people to keep a close eye on their b... more

15 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:38

15 Nov 2025


#677

Money Box Live: Apprenticeships

The government wants more young people to be offered "gold standard apprenticeships". The ... more

12 Nov 2025

28 MINS

28:32

12 Nov 2025


#676

Investing and Car Finance Compensation

The Chancellor wants more people to invest in shares, UK companies and infrastructure proj... more

08 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:41

08 Nov 2025


#675

Money Box Live: At the London Stock Exchange

Money Box Live hits the road and heads to the heart of the City of London for this special... more

05 Nov 2025

28 MINS

28:44

05 Nov 2025


#674

Paying with Cash and Pension Age Rise

Cash now accounts for less than 10% of all the retail payments we make. New figures out th... more

01 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:00

01 Nov 2025


#673

Money Box Live: Private Healthcare

More of us than ever before have access to private medical insurance. New data shared with... more

29 Oct 2025

28 MINS

28:06

29 Oct 2025


#672

Teachers' Pensions and Car Insurance Compensation

The National Association of Head Teachers has written to the Department for Education dema... more

25 Oct 2025

24 MINS

24:45

25 Oct 2025


#671

Money Box Live: Understanding Crypto

Cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, are a type of digital money that has proliferated in recen... more

21 Oct 2025

27 MINS

27:38

21 Oct 2025


#670

Warning over Trusts and Landlord Mortgages

Top lawyers have told Money Box that people across the UK are being misled into paying tho... more

17 Oct 2025

24 MINS

24:58

17 Oct 2025


#669

Money Box Live: Navigating a Terminal Illness

This week on Money Box Live we're looking at a topic that's very difficult but very import... more

14 Oct 2025

28 MINS

28:30

14 Oct 2025


#668

Mortgage Charter and Unclaimed Benefits

New figures reveal that more than a quarter of a million homeowners have temporarily reduc... more

10 Oct 2025

24 MINS

24:56

10 Oct 2025


#667

Money Box Live: The Cost of University

About a quarter of a million 18-year-olds in the UK secured a university place this summer... more

07 Oct 2025

27 MINS

27:55

07 Oct 2025


#666

Inheritance Planning and State Pension Underpayments

We look at changes which the Government has announced – and the speculation around those i... more

04 Oct 2025

24 MINS

24:54

04 Oct 2025


#665

Money Box Live: Rising rents troubling tenants

Being a tenant can be pricey — and it’s only getting pricier. Private rents rose by almost... more

01 Oct 2025

28 MINS

28:43

01 Oct 2025


#664

Firefighter Wins and Winter Fuel Scams

Hundreds of former retained firefighters have come forward to claim millions of pounds in ... more

26 Sep 2025

25 MINS

25:03

26 Sep 2025


#663

Money Box Live: What You Wish You'd Known

Dragons' Den investor and entrepreneur Deborah Meaden joins Felicity Hannah to look at the... more

26 Aug 2025

28 MINS

28:34

26 Aug 2025


#662

Pensions, On-Call Firefighters, Childcare

When will you retire? And will you have enough money to live comfortably? Big questions an... more

23 Aug 2025

24 MINS

24:34

23 Aug 2025


#661

Money Box Live: How to Improve Your Credit Score

Every adult has a credit score but you've been telling us the factors affecting it can be ... more

19 Aug 2025

28 MINS

28:42

19 Aug 2025