Podcast Episodes

Money Box Live: Cost of Insurance

Car, home, travel and life insurance are just some of the policies we might take out to protect ourselves if the worst happens.

This year we've alread…

1 year, 2 months ago

Child Trust Funds and Gilts

A senior MP has backed calls to start automatically paying out hundreds of millions of pounds to young adults if they haven’t claimed government-back…

1 year, 2 months ago

Money Box Live: School Costs

1 in 5 parents say they're struggling with the cost of sending their children to school according to the National Parent Survey.

There're uniform cost…

1 year, 2 months ago

Breakfast Clubs and Housing Costs

The Government made a start this week on its manifesto promise to provide free breakfast clubs in every primary school in England. The Children's Wel…

1 year, 3 months ago

Live from Sheffield: Affording Care

Money Box Live broadcasts from Grange Crescent Residential Care Home in Sheffield for a special programme on the cost of care.

Unlike NHS services, so…

1 year, 3 months ago

Energy Costs and Private Schools VAT

Temperatures have fallen below zero in much of the UK this week, just as gas and electricity prices rose. From New Year's Day the price cap set by th…

1 year, 3 months ago

The Cost of Having a Pet

There are 36 million pets in the UK, which doesn't include fish and other aquatics, and the cost of owning one can add up.

One of the biggest bills a …

1 year, 3 months ago

Energy Bill Support and Christmas Cheer!

Electricity and gas suppliers say they're offering hundreds of millions of pounds of additional support for customers this winter. Energy prices will…

1 year, 3 months ago

Money Box Live: Side Hustles

Almost half of us are making money from side hustles according to the comparison site, Finder.

But how do they work, what do you need to do if you hav…

1 year, 3 months ago

Winter Fuel Help and Young Homeowners

Some councils in England are offering vouchers or money directly to pensioners who've lost out on the Winter Fuel Payment this year. The money is b…

1 year, 3 months ago