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Premium Bonds
The minimum amount you can save in Premium Bonds has been cut to £25.
1 February 2019
Over £90 million worth of prizes were paid out in November's Premium Bond draw - the highest figure in over 10 years.
1 November 2018
Income tax cuts will be brought in a year earlier than planned and an extra £1 billion spent to help protect those moving onto universal credit, as part of the 2018 Budget unveiled by the Chancellor Philip Hammond.
30 October 2018
The minimum amount you can save in Premium Bonds will be cut to £25, and people other than parents and grandparents will be able to gift bonds to children, the Chancellor has announced.
29 October 2018
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.
9 November 2017
Premium Bond prizes are to be cut from May by NS&I, with millions of savers less likely to win as a result.
8 February 2017
Savers will be able to stash away more cash in Premium Bonds as the limit rises today, but there is still no guarantee you get a return on your investment.
1 June 2015
20 May 2015
Savers will soon be able to stash away more cash in premium bonds after the Chancellor announced the current limit will rise - but it is likely the chances of winning will fall, to pay for more £1 million victors.
19 March 2014
Chancellor George Osborne announced big changes for the UK's savers in today's Budget, including a revamp of the Isa system and new bonds for over-65s.
19 March 2014
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