Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEnergy debt and Pension Withdrawals
This week, the energy watchdog Ofgem released data showing energy debts reached £2.6 billion between April and June. It says the rise in debt was du…
2 years, 11 months ago
Money Box Live: Saving for Your Send Off
A lot of us like to save up for special occasions - a holiday, some home improvements - but, as we grow older, more of us think about saving for the …
2 years, 11 months ago
Funeral Plans and Energy Credit
A funeral plan company with more than 13,000 customers has gone bust leaving thousands of people without the plan they paid for. One Life Funeral Pl…
2 years, 11 months ago
Money Box Live: Cutting Energy Costs this Winter
Money Box Live is looking at how to prepare for the cold nights ahead this winter following a year of high energy costs.
The Ofgem energy price cap ha…
2 years, 11 months ago
Energy Credit and Bereavement Support
Energy companies are holding on to too much of their customers' money in the form of credit on their accounts. That's according to Angus MacNeil, Ch…
2 years, 11 months ago
Mortgages and Part-time Work for Students
The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5.25%, ending a run of 14 consecutive increases. What does that mean for mortgages? We'll also look …
3 years ago
Money Box Live: The Battle Against Rising Bills
Inflation has dropped to 6.7% but that doesn't mean our bills will be coming down anytime soon.
The news offers a small amount of welcome relief as th…
3 years ago
Rationing to pay debts and Bank Account Closures
Exclusive data for Money Box suggest that 1 in 5 UK adults have had to ration things like heating or electricity to keep up with their debt repayment…
3 years ago
Money Box Live: Pensions, Actually
This week we're talking about pensions for the next generation and taking your questions and comments.
Writer and director Richard Curtis is with us t…
3 years ago
Saving for Retirement and Hollywood Strikes
This week there have been warnings that millions of people aren't saving enough for retirement and calls for pension contributions to be increased. O…
3 years ago