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Changes come into effect from April 2026 drawPrize fund rate will be 3.30%, and odds 23,000 to 1Around £375 million in tax-free prizes expected to be paid out in April 2026First change to prize fund rate since August 2025NS&I is reducing the Premium Bonds prize fund rate to 3.30% with effect from the April 2026 draw, down from 3.6

In February, the Premium Bonds £1 million jackpot winners are from Central Bedfordshire and LiverpoolERNIE has drawn over six million prizes this month, worth more than £408 million£40 billion won by Premium Bonds holders since the first prize draw in 1957Two Prem

Reduced interest rates for selected variable NS&I products 

New Issues of fixed-term British Savings Bonds (GGB and GIB) on sale from today Reduced interest rates for 1, 2, 3 and 5-year Guaranteed Growth, and Guaranteed Income Bonds options New Issues of NS&I’s 1, 2, 3 and 5-year fixed-term British Savings Bonds (Guaranteed Growth (GGB), and Guaranteed Income Bonds (GIB)) have gone on sale today at lowe

 

Premium Bonds holders scooped over £4.9 billion in prizes in 2025More than 470,000 savers opened new Premium Bonds accounts this yearOne £1 million jackpot winner from Cleveland won with a holding of just £1002025 was another great year for Premium Bonds as holders received 71,722,056 prizes, worth £4,950,616,350. This year also marked the 68th anniversary of ERNIE drawing the first Premium Bonds winners.

December's Premium Bonds jackpot winners are from Norwich and CornwallOne jackpot winner has scooped £1 million just 10 months after buying their BondsMore than 6.1 million prizes worth over £403 million have been won in DecemberTwo Premium Bonds holders are celebrating an early Christmas present after becoming December’s jackpot millionaires. The winners from Norwich and Cornwall will each receive £1 million tax-free, making this a festive season they’ll never forget. 

NS&I Net Financing target increased for 2025-26 and provisional Q2 2025-26 results -->Today’s Budget has confirmed that NS&I’s Net Financing target for 2025-26 has been increased to £13 billion (+/- £4 billion). NS&I’s original target for 2025-26, set at the Spring Statement 2025, was £12 billion (+/- £4 billion). The change to NS&I’s Net Financing target will complement finance raised via gilt issuance by the Debt Management Office (DMO) to meet the government financing…

 HM Treasury has announced today the reappointment of David Woodward as a Non-Executive Director to the Board of NS&I for a second three-year term.HM Treasury has announced today that David Woodward has been reappointed as a Non-Executive Director to the Board of NS&I (National Savings and Investments). The reappointment will be for a term of three years, until January 2029.

New Issues of 1, 2, 3 and 5-year British Savings Bonds (GGB and GIB) on sale from today Increased interest rates for all four term lengths for both Guaranteed Growth, and Guaranteed Income Bonds options New Issues of NS&I’s 1, 2, 3 and 5-year British Savings Bonds (Guaranteed Growth, and Income) have gone on sale today with an increased interest rate for both new and maturing customers.British Savings Bonds are fixed-term Issues of NS&I’s Guaranteed Growth Bonds and Guaranteed…