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Over 180,000 Premium Bond prizes which were sent as cheques but never arrived in the post are waiting to be reclaimed, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal. 

There are still more than 1.5 million unclaimed Premium Bond prizes, including five worth £100,000, according to new figures – check now to see if you've won some cash you didn't know about.

The minimum amount you can save in Premium Bonds has been cut to £25. 

Thousands of NS&I customers are facing delays in withdrawing money from their accounts this week – and others calling up about their accounts are finding call centre staff can't access their details. 

Over £90 million worth of prizes were paid out in November's Premium Bond draw - the highest figure in over 10 years.

Government-backed savings provider NS&I has reduced the amount savers can put into its fixed savings accounts from £1 million to £10,000.

Today is the last day you can invest in Government-backed savings provider NS&I's Investment Bond, which pays savers 2.2% for three years.

Government-backed savings provider NS&I has today launched fixed savings accounts allowing savers to deposit up to £1 million. Both its headline deals are beaten by others on the market though – here's how they compare.

Millions of Premium Bond holders will have a better chance of winning from next month as NS&I is boosting the prize fund, following last week's Bank of England base rate rise.

Government-backed savings provider NS&I has today closed applications to new customers for its five-year children's bonds, though hundreds of thousands of existing accounts can still be renewed at maturity if the child is under 16.