Cash Chats UK Money & Personal Finance podcast 269 | £400 energy bill help, Premium Bond boost, Amex Shop Small returns & more
The Chancellor announced a series of new grants to help with rising energy bills, including £400 for all and more for those on low incomes. Andy takes you through who gets what, when and how.
Also the Premium Bond prize rate has increased from 1% to 1.4% (are they now better than savings accounts?) and Amex has revealed the return of Shop Small (find out how to make the most of the promotion).
Plus, Andy answers a listener question about the recent Lloyds bank switch offer and shares his deals of the week.
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ABOUT CASH CHATS
Cash Chats is presented by money blogger and broadcaster Andy Webb.
The podcast has been featured as one of the top money podcasts by publications including Apple, Good Housekeeping, The Sun and the Independent.
In 2021 and 2019 it was awarded Best Money Podcast at the SHOMOS - the UK Money Bloggers community annual awards, and runner-up in 2020.
On each Cash Chats episode you can hear Andy share ways to get the most from your money. He's often joined for friendly and accessible conversations by a friend from the UK Money Blogger community to cover topics as diverse as freebies and investments.
Andy also runs the award-winning website Be Clever With Your Cash, presented Channel 5's Shop Smart Save Money and founded the community ukmoneybloggers.com. To contact Andy email Andy@Becleverwithyourcash.com
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MUSIC
The music is Easter Island by Lonely Punk and provided on a creative commons licence