Money Box

The latest news from the world of personal finance plus advice for those trying to make the most of their money.

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Money Box Live: Travel Nightmares
What happens to your money when your holiday goes wrong?
30 Apr 2025,30 mins
Pensions Minister and Poor Bereavement Service
The pensions minister explains the government's plans to reform the pensions system.
26 Apr 2025,25 mins
Money Box Live: School Wraparound Care
What financial help is there for parents who work and need wraparound care for their kids?
23 Apr 2025,28 mins
Investing in Gold and Accessing Child Trust Funds
What you need to know about gold and the teenagers struggling to access child trust funds.
19 Apr 2025,25 mins
Money Box Live: Social Housing
Money Box Live asks who qualifies for social housing and how it works.
16 Apr 2025,28 mins
Tariffs, Pensions and Credit Card Debt
Money Box dissects week's financial turmoil and the impact on pensions.
12 Apr 2025,24 mins
Money Box Live: Will Tariffs Affect your Finances?
Trump's Tariffs. What will they mean for your money?
09 Apr 2025,28 mins
Investments and Carers Allowance
How are tariffs affecting investments?
05 Apr 2025,25 mins
April Bills and Child Benefit
How to cope with the many bills that are rising in April.
29 Mar 2025,24 mins
Money Box Live: Spring Statement
What will the chancellor's spring statement mean for you?
26 Mar 2025,28 mins
Back Bills and Benefits
Money Box heads to Parliament for the latest in our energy back billing investigation.
22 Mar 2025,24 mins
Funeral Plan Compensation and Leasehold Reform
The FCA responds to criticism over its handling of funeral plan firm collapse.
15 Mar 2025,24 mins
ISAs Future and Later Life Mortgages
Is the £20,000 a year annual limit for putting new money into cash ISAs about to be cut?
08 Mar 2025,24 mins
Water Bills and Stamp Duty
Water bills will rise soon, but what help is there for people struggling with costs?
01 Mar 2025,24 mins
Money Box Live: Home Ownership Dreams
How can first-time buyers turn their dream of owning their own home into a reality?
26 Feb 2025,28 mins
Ofgem Back Billing and Pensions and IHT
The energy regulator gives its response to our investigation into back billing.
22 Feb 2025,25 mins
Money Box Live: Energy Debt Help
Ruth Alexander discussed how to manage rising energy debts.
19 Feb 2025,28 mins
Banned Back Billing and Debt Help
Energy regulator must respond to Parliament on the banned practice of back billing.
15 Feb 2025,24 mins
Money Box Live: How to Retire Well
How to plan financially to pay for your dream retirement and life after work.
12 Feb 2025,27 mins
Back Billing Continued and Tax on Savings
Energy firms dubbed 'outrageous' over back-billing.
08 Feb 2025,24 mins
Money Box Live: Your Care Cost Questions Answered
Your questions answered on the cost of care in later life.
05 Feb 2025,28 mins
Energy Back Billing and Lifetime ISAs
Thousands complain to the Energy Ombudsman about back billing.
01 Feb 2025,24 mins
Money Box Live: Disability and Finance
Life can be more expensive for people with disabilities, but is there a way to cut costs?
29 Jan 2025,28 mins
State Pension Tax and Debt Relief Orders
New data suggests over 1.4m pensioners unexpectedly received a tax bill last year.
25 Jan 2025,24 mins
Money Box Live: Cost of Insurance
Insurance can be crucial when you need it, but have you got it covered?
22 Jan 2025,28 mins
Child Trust Funds and Gilts
What is a gilt and can you buy one?
18 Jan 2025,24 mins
Money Box Live: School Costs
From uniforms to meals and school trips, how can parents keep school costs down?
15 Jan 2025,28 mins
Breakfast Clubs and Housing Costs
How will plans to provide free breakfast clubs in every primary school in England work?
11 Jan 2025,30 mins
Live from Sheffield: Affording Care
We're live at a care home in Sheffield for a special programme on the cost of care.
08 Jan 2025,28 mins
Energy Costs and Private Schools VAT
How are people coping with rising gas and electric bills this winter?
04 Jan 2025,24 mins