Podcast Episodes

Civil Service Pension Loans and Pokémon Cards

The number of emergency hardship loans issued to former civil servants who are facing long delays for pension payments is "pitiful" according to a se…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Motor Finance Claims and Pay by Bank

Claims management firms have been warned by regulators to treat their customers fairly over compensation claims for mis-sold car finance. The financ…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Money Box Live: Starting Out

How hard is it for young people to find a job and once they do how can they make it pay?

Some 16.1% of people aged 16 to 24 are not able to find work…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Pension Delays Apology and Romance Scams

The Chief Executive of Capita Public Services has apologised for the serious delays thousands of civil servants are facing simply to get paid their p…

7 months ago

Money Box Live: How to Pick a Mortgage

Mortgages are one of the most important financial products most of us ever come across, but they're also complicated. With more than 7,000 products …

7 months ago

Credit Card Debt and Civil Service Pensions

Debt charity StepChange says its research suggests around 2.5mn people who have debt on a credit card have paid more in interest, fees and charges ov…

7 months, 1 week ago

Money Box Live: Student Loan Debate

Student loans and their impact on graduates’ finances have dominated the news recently. The average student debt in England for 2024 graduates was a…

7 months, 1 week ago

Report Fraud and Student Loans

Billions of pounds is lost each year to fraud, be that by criminals simply stealing someone's money or by thieves tricking victims into giving them t…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Money Box Life: Working for Longer

The number of people working past retirement age is growing. New analysis of tax data found a 12% rise over the past five years. It was carried out…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Energy Ombudsman Powers and Cheques

The chair of Parliament’s Energy Select Committee has told Money Box it’s “vital” the Energy Ombudsman is given new, stronger powers as quickly as po…

7 months, 3 weeks ago