Bumper rate rise for Premium Bonds - are they now a no-brainer?

Podcast: This is Money Podcast · This is Money

Opublikowano: 2026-08-21

NS&I has just boosted the Premium Bonds underlying rate again to its highest level in nearly two years. The odds of winning are better too, with more £50,000 and £100,000 prizes to boot. More than 22million of us hold Premium Bonds but after years of being beaten by the best savings accounts, are they suddenly looking like a good option again? And why raise the rate at all? Lee Boyce, Georgie Frost and Helen Crane discuss. 11.34: Imagine you bought a house years ago, pay your mortgage every month... only to discover the Land Registry st...