Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMBL: Coronavirus: Should I go to university this year?
Online lectures yet full tuition fees; socialising at a distance and virtual fresher's events - all because of the pandemic. So is it financially wo…
5 years, 10 months ago
Children duped by 'loot boxes'
Just days after a damning House of Lords report, Money Box can reveal that loot boxes in some games aimed at children have win rates of as little as …
5 years, 10 months ago
Bounce Back Loans
The government-backed loans designed to give small firms quick and easy access to cash during the coronavirus crisis. If you've applied for one, what…
5 years, 10 months ago
Paying to access your holiday refund
Listeners whose holidays have been cancelled are telling us that they are having to pay to get their money back off their credit card. With Helen Sax…
5 years, 10 months ago
MBL: Redundancy
Are you worried you’re about to lose your job because of the coronavirus crisis? Has the job retention scheme kept you afloat since lockdown – but …
5 years, 10 months ago
Thieves stole my identity
There's been a sharp rise in the number of people whose identity was stolen last year - up by almost 20% on the year before. It can have a devastatin…
5 years, 10 months ago
MBL: Broadband during lockdown
What’s the best way to get fast, reliable and affordable broadband during lockdown? With millions of us now working from home due to Covid-19, and ch…
5 years, 10 months ago
Motor insurance in lockdown
Money Box listeners tell us that their requests for refunds on their motor insurance are being refused despite using their cars less during lockdown.…
5 years, 10 months ago
MBL: How to make your money grow
Adam Shaw and guests discuss how you can make a return on your money in turbulent economic times. With saving rates low and stock markets volatile wh…
5 years, 11 months ago
NHS re-joiners targeted by promoters of tax avoidance schemes
Key workers who are returning to the NHS to help it cope during the coronavirus pandemic are being targeted by promoters of tax avoidance schemes, a …
5 years, 11 months ago