The Martin Lewis Podcast

Martin Lewis answers your financial questions, offering valuable money-saving tips.

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Why the Price Cap rise is voluntary! £87bn of lost pensions & accounts. Reclaim student loans
Martin explains what the future holds for your energy bills and how to reclaim lost money
04 Jun 2026,63 mins
Question Time: Cancel old credit cards? Martin: What 3 laws would you introduce? Pay v pensions?
Martin Lewis takes your questions on anything and everything (within reason!)
01 Jun 2026,32 mins
Big Energy Bill Hikes Coming: Should You Fix Now, Even If You’re Already Fixed?
Martin explains what the future holds for your energy bills
21 May 2026,59 mins
Question Time: Beginner investor: explain the risk? Faulty kitchen: getting money back? Self-employed: how to start a pension?
Martin Lewis answering questions on investing, pensions and consumer rights.
18 May 2026,38 mins
Council Tax Cost Cutting Special: 5 ways to try to cut your bill & possibly get £1,000s back
Martin Lewis explains council tax, Premium Bonds, Lifetime ISAs and big money secrets.
14 May 2026,61 mins
What’s the best way to stooze (pervert 0% cards to make money)? | Top savings for 17yr-old | Will I lose Child Benefit?
Martin Lewis takes your questions on anything and everything (within reason!)
11 May 2026,30 mins
Energy firms sitting on £3bn of our credit – how to get it back | Cheapest way to spend abroad
Martin explains the energy direct debit cycle and the cheapest ways to spend abroad.
07 May 2026,61 mins
Question Time: Where do I put house sale money? Consumer rights wrong righted! How to talk to my partner about money?
Martin Lewis takes your questions on anything and everything (within reason!)
04 May 2026,30 mins
Can you make £500 switching bank?
Martin Lewis brings you everything you need to know about bank account switching.
30 Apr 2026,47 mins
Question Time: I got £5k back after calling the pod! Can I move a loan to a 0% card? Claim car finance comp for dead relative?
Martin Lewis takes your questions on anything and everything (within reason!)
27 Apr 2026,35 mins
The big mistake many make when saving or investing for their children…
Plus, an update to the car finance mis-selling compensation scheme
23 Apr 2026,64 mins
Question Time: Keep saving hard, or spend more on my family? £30,000 stoozing success! Top up missing NI years?
Martin Lewis takes your questions on anything and everything (within reason!)
20 Apr 2026,48 mins
Energy fixes are back! | Best ISAs for 2026/7 | Council Tax Change
Martin Lewis answers your questions on energy bills and ISAs in the new tax year.
16 Apr 2026,55 mins
URGENT MINI POD: Car finance mis-selling confirmed: Will you get your money back?
Martin Lewis answers your financial questions, offering valuable money-saving tips.
30 Mar 2026,20 mins
Question Time: 5 year old TV’s faulty, can I get a refund? Your caller helped me sort my debt! When shouldn't I pay IN FULL?
Martin Lewis takes your questions on anything and everything (within reason!)
30 Mar 2026,38 mins
Lifetime ISA, is the free £1,000/yr still worth it? | Your insider MoneySaving tips
Lifetime ISAs, LISAs give up to £1,000 a year bonus for first time buyers.
26 Mar 2026,50 mins
Question Time: Am I due car finance payback? 9-year-old learns about interest! If my bank overpays me, can I keep it?
Martin Lewis takes your questions on anything and everything (within reason!)
23 Mar 2026,41 mins
Isa Isa Baby! Everything you need to know before the end of the tax year
Martin Lewis looks at everything you’ve ever wanted to know about ISAs.
19 Mar 2026,64 mins
Question Time: Should I overpay my mortgage? If I sign up online, why can’t I cancel online? Can I open an ISA for my niece?
Martin Lewis takes your questions on anything and everything (within reason!)
16 Mar 2026,28 mins
Car finance Mis-selling: what you need do | Top joint bank accounts | Economic Abuse the signs
Martin looks at car finance mis-selling, couple finances, mortgages and student finance.
12 Mar 2026,50 mins
Question Time: Can I back-claim Child Benefit? Change broadband before April? Why does my 7% regular saver only pay 4%?
Martin Lewis takes your questions on anything and everything (within reason!)
09 Mar 2026,33 mins
Inheritance tax masterclass: how much is due & smart ways to reduce it! Energy price spike – what it really means
Martin Lewis answers questions, on inheritance tax, energy prices and car finance.
05 Mar 2026,65 mins
Question Time: Homeless to Homeowner- what next? Debt making me ill.. help! Save, or pay on 0% card? Close old accounts?
Martin Lewis takes your questions on anything and everything (within reason!)
02 Mar 2026,29 mins
ALL energy bills to fall | Plan 2 student loans | Retirement tips
Martin explains what you need to do to keep your bills down.
26 Feb 2026,52 mins
Question Time: Is my energy bill wrong? Do credit cards repay 0% debt first? Is your AI investment a scam?
Martin Lewis takes your questions on anything and everything (within reason!)
16 Feb 2026,36 mins
Free money, £100s free insurance and more - all from switching bank accounts!
Martin Lewis on changing bank accounts and how YOU balance work and life.
12 Feb 2026,62 mins
Question Time: How to escape a joint account? When not to claim child benefit? Who is Martin’s successor?
Martin Lewis takes your questions on anything and everything (within reason!)
09 Feb 2026,31 mins
Should you overpay your mortgage or save – and how to make it work? And no ‘no standing charges’ tariffs
Martin Lewis on whether you should use savings to overpay your mortgage.
05 Feb 2026,60 mins
Question Time: Best kids’ savings or investments? Pension at 50? Which mortgage to overpay? Snakes, or an angry gorilla?
Martin Lewis takes your questions on anything and everything (within reason!)
02 Feb 2026,31 mins
Plan 2 Student Loans Pod Extra: Stop the repayment freeze – and should you overpay?
Bonus Podcast - Martin Lewis gives his advice for people on a Plan 2 Student Loan.
30 Jan 2026,26 mins