Podcast Episodes

Money Box is now first on BBC Sounds

Looking for the latest episode? New episodes of Money Box will now be available first on BBC Sounds for four weeks before other podcast apps.

If you h…

4 years, 2 months ago

My job was not ‘as advertised’

A BBC investigation has found that more than 50 people were tricked into working for a design agency that turned out to be fake. They were hired dur…

4 years, 2 months ago

Saving face-to-face debt advice

Plans to cut back on face-to-face debt advice in favour of regional call centres have been scrapped - for now. We hear from Craig Simmons, Head of De…

4 years, 2 months ago

The Cost of Dating

Valentine’s Day, this week, may have been good, bad, ugly or plain irrelevant – but for millions of people it will also have been expensive. So in t…

4 years, 2 months ago

Tracing lost and forgotten financial assets

You could get the best Christmas present this year, cash you thought you had lost forever!

Louise Cooper and guests discuss how to trace financial a…

4 years, 2 months ago

Cost of living squeeze for benefits and state pension

In April, benefits and the state pension will rise by just over three per cent. That is less than half the increase in prices which is predicted by t…

4 years, 2 months ago

Energy Cap Lowdown

The recent announcement of a huge rise in energy prices comes amidst wider worries about rising prices. Everyone is facing much higher energy bills…

4 years, 3 months ago

Energy, employee rights and mortgages

A 54% increase in the energy price cap means a huge rise in what your provider can charge you to heat your home, keep the lights on and cook your foo…

4 years, 3 months ago

Foster Carer Finances

Before you have children, it’s important to think about the finances.

And that’s just as true for anyone considering becoming a foster carer.

So, what…

4 years, 3 months ago

Heir Hunters

Long lost, wealthy relatives who’ve sadly died but for whom you “might” be the next of kin – too good to be true or the real thing? We explain how to…

4 years, 3 months ago