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08085 007 007
You can call us between 8am and 8pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 6pm Saturday and Sunday.
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What is NS&I’s core objective?
Here at NS&I, we raise cost-effective financing for the Government, through savings products such as Premium Bonds, Direct Saver, Income Bonds and more. In 2023-24, we raised £11.3 billion of Net Financing.
Find out more about our range of savings products
We also have a business strategy, called Inspire & Invest, with our mission to inspire a stronger savings culture in the UK at its heart.
Read more about our business strategy and its aims
Who does NS&I report to?
NS&I is an Executive Agency of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, meaning we report in to HM Treasury. The Minister with responsibility for our work is the Economic Secretary to the Treasury.
Economic Secretary to the Treasury - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
When was NS&I established?
The Post Office Savings Bank was founded in 1861 to encourage and cater for the savings of ordinary citizens.
Reorganisation of the Post Office as a public corporation led to its name changing to the Department for National Savings on 1 April 1968.
In 1969 NS&I became a separate government department responsible to Treasury ministers and independent from the Post Office known as the National Savings Bank.
In February 2002, the corporate identity was changed to our current form National Savings and Investments (NS&I) to reflect the services and products that we offer.
Find out more about how NS&I came to be and important moments in our history.