Podcast Episodes

Working on Benefits and Banking Hubs

A new report given exclusively to Money Box is calling for more help for working families on Universal Credit. The University of Bath’s Institute for…

1 year, 11 months ago

Money Box Live: Can you afford university?

Across the UK freshers are heading off to university, many leaving home for the first time and most of them are paying for at least some of that with…

1 year, 11 months ago

Social Tariffs and Open Banking

People are missing out on nearly two billion pounds' worth of discounts on water bills and broadband, according to Citizen's Advice. Social tariffs …

1 year, 11 months ago

Money Box Live: Fostering Finance

There are nearly 70,000 children in the UK who are in foster care.

Foster carers main concern has to be the children they look after, including many…

2 years ago

Winter Fuel Payment and Inheritance Tax

Hundreds of thousands of disabled pensioners will be unfairly impacted by the cut in Winter Fuel Payment, according to two leading charities who've s…

2 years ago

Money Box Live: Gambling Debt

Figures given exclusively to Money Box Live show that almost two-thirds of people who called the National Gambling Helpline had gambling related debt…

2 years ago

Household Support Fund and Gambling with Credit

Hundreds of millions of pounds has been made available from the government for local authorities across the UK to spend on those most in need of fina…

2 years ago

Money Box Live: Cheaper Childcare?

Working parents and carers of children aged 9 months or over are now entitled to 15 hours of funded childcare a week during term time.

50 hours of nur…

2 years ago

Winter Fuel Payment and Using Cash

Many pensioners in England and Wales will lose Winter Fuel Payments this year. This annual payment had been universal and worth £200 or £300 pounds …

2 years ago

Money Box Live: Chasing a Dream

Not every dream job has an obvious route to success, so how do you make your passion project pay without falling behind on your bills?

Visa research s…

2 years, 1 month ago