Money Box

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

Radio 4,1330 episodes

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Money Box Life: Working for Longer
Money Box Life and the complexities of working past state pension age.
28 Jan 2026,28 mins
Energy Ombudsman Powers and Cheques
A senior MP says it's too easy for energy suppliers to ignore ombudsman decisions.
24 Jan 2026,24 mins
Money Box Live: Do Electric Cars Add Up?
How much does it cost to go electric?
21 Jan 2026,28 mins
Energy Bill Battle and Restrictive Covenants
The listener whose energy supplier ignored the ombudsman over a £1,700 bill.
17 Jan 2026,24 mins
Money Box Live: Inheritance Tax
Who pays inheritance tax, and what are the rules?
14 Jan 2026,28 mins
Child Benefit and Credit Cards
Why is credit card borrowing rising faster than it has in almost two years?
10 Jan 2026,24 mins
Money Box Live: Women's Finances
How finances for women have changed 50 years after the Sex Discrimination Act became law.
07 Jan 2026,27 mins
Making Tax Digital and Savings Rates
The big change coming for small traders and landlords in April.
03 Jan 2026,25 mins
Can You Make a Creative Job Pay?
Creative industries add billions of pounds to the UK economy, but how do you make it pay?
27 Dec 2025,28 mins
Mortgages, Silver Marriages and Warren Buffett
How will this week's rate cut by the Bank of England affect mortgages?
20 Dec 2025,24 mins
Money Box Life: Blended Family Finances
Introducing, Money Box Life and the conversation around the finances of blended families.
17 Dec 2025,28 mins
Investment Changes and Women's Financial Rights
Paul Lewis interviews the Financial Conduct Authority about its investment reforms.
13 Dec 2025,24 mins
Money Box Live: Impulse Spending and Debt
Many of us feel the urge to splurge every now and again, but when is it a problem?
10 Dec 2025,28 mins
Energy Costs for Families and Salary Sacrifice Pensions
How are energy costs affecting families with children?
06 Dec 2025,24 mins
Money Box Live: Making Sense of Your Pay
Do you understand your payslip?
03 Dec 2025,28 mins
Cash ISA Change and Carers Allowance
What will the tax changes announced in the Autumn Budget mean for you?
29 Nov 2025,24 mins
Money Box Live: Autumn Budget 2025
The chancellor has delivered the Autumn Budget - what does it mean for your money?
26 Nov 2025,28 mins
Life-changing Scams and Child Benefit
How are victims of fraud treated by those supposed to help?
22 Nov 2025,24 mins
Water Bills and Graduate Jobs
More households are now getting social tariffs to help cut their water bills.
15 Nov 2025,24 mins
Suspended child benefit and the cost of school trips
MPs seek answers from HMRC over child benefit suspension.
08 Nov 2025,24 mins
Funeral insurance cancelled and not-so-simple assessment?
Thousands of people who paid into a funeral insurance scheme have their policies cancelled
01 Nov 2025,24 mins
Money Box Live: Beating the squeeze?
Just how are people beating the cost of living squeeze on finances?
29 Oct 2025,28 mins
Infected Blood Compensation and Standing Charges
Victims of the infected blood scandal write to the chancellor over tax concerns.
25 Oct 2025,25 mins
Money Box Live: First-Time Buyers
The challenges facing first time buyers.
22 Oct 2025,28 mins
Unauthorised Recurring Card Payments and Overpaying Mortgages
Some shoppers say their money is being taken from their account without their knowledge.
18 Oct 2025,24 mins
Money Box Live: Apprenticeships
We look at the financial side of doing an apprenticeship.
15 Oct 2025,28 mins
Investing and Car Finance Compensation
Why the Government wants us to invest more cash savings into shares
11 Oct 2025,24 mins
Money Box Live: At the London Stock Exchange
We take a look at investing live from the London Stock Exchange.
08 Oct 2025,28 mins
Paying with Cash and Pension Age Rise
Cash use dips below 10% for the first time - but should shops be forced to accept it?
04 Oct 2025,25 mins
Money Box Live: Private Healthcare
Why are more of us than ever signing up for private medical insurance?
01 Oct 2025,28 mins