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New Issues of NS&I’s 2- and 3-year British Savings Bonds go on sale todayNew rates reflect changes in the wider marketNew Issues of 2- and 3-year British Savings Bonds have gone on sale today, 3 December 2024 with lower interest rates, reflecting changes in the wider market. The changes will help NS&I to meet its Net Financing target while continuing to balance the interests of savers, taxpayers and the broader financial services sector.

• Christmas celebrations for December’s Premium Bonds jackpot winners from Kent and Cumbria • Over 5.8 million prizes awarded in December, with a total prize fund exceeding £441 million The festive season is starting early for two Premium Bonds holders from Kent and Cumbria who are each unwrapping a £1 million tax-free Premium Bonds prize.There were over 5.8 million prizes in December’s draw, with a total prize fund of more than £441 million.

Premium Bonds prize fund rate will be 4.00% from the January 2025 drawReduced rates for Direct Saver and Income Bonds from 20 December 2024The prize fund rate for Premium Bonds will change to 4.00% from the January 2025 draw, with the odds remaining at 22,000 to 1, NS&I announced today in response to changes in the savings market.Additionally, from Friday 20 December 2024, the interest rate for Direct Saver will change to 3.50% gross/AER, and Income Bonds to 3.44% gross/3.49% AER.

Premium Bonds celebrates 68-year anniversary since going on saleNovember's jackpot winners are from Warwickshire and CornwallOver six million prizes awarded this month, with a total prize fund of more than £463 millionNovember's Premium Bonds draw delivers £1 million jackpot joy to two Bond holders in Warwickshire and Cornwall.There were over six million prizes in November's draw, with a total prize fund of more than £463 million.

 NS&I delivered £2.6 billion of Net Financing in Q2 2024-25 and £0.7 billion of Net Financing in Q1 2024-25, giving a half-year total of £3.3 billion. The figures are part of NS&I’s unaudited quarterly results for the first half (April-September 2024) of the financial year 2024-25.The Spring Budget in March 2024 set NS&I’s Net Financing target for 2024-25 at £9.0 billion (+/- £4 billion).Unaudited Q1 and Q2 2024-25 results (1 April – 30 September 2024)* 

 Premium Bonds prize fund rate will be 4.15% and odds of winning 22,000 to 1 for the December drawReduced rates for Direct Saver and Income Bonds from 20 November 2024New Issues of 2-year British Savings Bonds on sale todayThe prize fund rate for Premium Bonds will change to 4.15% for the December draw, along with odds of winning at 22,000 to 1, NS&I has announced today in response to a changing savings market.  

 Over 5.9 million Premium Bonds prizes worth more than £461 million were drawn for OctoberThe £1 million jackpot winning bonds were purchased ten years apart in March 2023 and February 2013A Gloucestershire holder with £275 in Premium Bonds has scooped £100,000 this monthOctober’s Premium Bonds draw brings life-changing wins to two holders in Derbyshire and Gloucestershire who pick up the £1 million jackpot prizes.

HM Treasury has announced today the reappointment of Nina Hingorani-Crain as a Non-Executive Director to the Board of NS&I for a second, three-year term.HM Treasury has announced today that Nina Hingorani-Crain has been reappointed as a Non-Executive Director to the Board of NS&I (National Savings and Investments), as of 1 November 2024. The reappointment will be for a term of three years.

Interest rate reductions for some of NS&I’s fixed-term products, effective from today, 11 September 2024Changes will ensure NS&I’s interest rates are positioned appropriately in the wider market and help NS&I to balance the interests of its savers, taxpayers and broader financial service sectorNew Issues of NS&I’s 2-year, 3-year and 5-year British Savings Bonds have gone on sale today, 11 September 2024, with new interest rates reflecting the changing savings market.

 September’s jackpot millionaires are from West Sussex and ManchesterMore than 5.9 million prizes have been drawn this month, worth over £459 millionOne of the £100,000 prizes goes to a winner in Birmingham with a holding of under £600This month sees two Premium Bonds holders from West Sussex and Manchester bag the £1 million jackpot.