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More than 1.3 million people will see a boost to their savings as NS&I increases the interest rate on many of its products. The interest rate paid on Direct Saver, Income Bonds, Direct ISA and Junior ISA, will increase from today (21 July 2022). The interest rate paid on Guaranteed Growth Bonds, Guaranteed Income Bonds and Fixed Interest Savings Certificates will also be increasing, effective from 1 August 2022. These products are not currently on sale and the new interest rates are only…

July’s Premium Bonds jackpot winners come from Inner London and Surrey. The first winning Bond number drawn was 210ST236184 and it belongs to a winner in Inner London. The jackpot winner holds £30,300 in Premium Bonds and purchased the winning Bond in August 2013. They become the seventh millionaire chosen by ERNIE from Inner London.

NS&I will increase the Premium Bonds prize fund rate from 1.00% to 1.40%, effective from the June 2022 Premium Bonds prize draw. The odds of each £1 Premium Bond number winning a Premium Bonds prize will also change from 34,500 to 1 to 24,500 to 1. The increased prize fund rate will see an estimated additional 1.4 million prizes paid out in the June Premium Bonds prize draw.

Thanks to the randomness of ERNIE, a Premium Bonds holder in Greater Manchester and another in Wandsworth will be waking up £1 million richer after winning the jackpot in the May Premium Bonds prize draw. The first jackpot-winning number is 281HY160082 and belongs to a winner in Greater Manchester. The jackpot winner holds £50,000 in Premium Bonds and purchased the winning Bond in September 2016. 092QC393046 is the second jackpot-winning number and the Bondholder lives in Wandsworth. The…

From 1 April 2022, NS&I will offer the £1 million Premium Bonds jackpot winners the option to seek financial advice from any Certified Financial Planner (CFPTM) or Chartered Financial Planner in the UK. Referring winners to Certified Financial Planners (CFPTM) and Chartered Financial Planners will give significantly more choice in terms of selecting the type of adviser that best meets their needs. This change will also give over 8,000 advisers the chance to help winners of the Premium Bonds…

NS&I has increased the interest rates on its Direct Saver and Income Bonds to 0.50%, from today (10 February 2022). The interest rate on both Direct Saver and Income Bonds has increased by 15 basis points, with the interest paid on both accounts changing from 0.35% gross/AER to 0.50% gross/AER.

2022 begins with two Premium Bonds millionaires from Hertfordshire and Lancashire. The first Bond number drawn was 258VJ570205 and belongs to a winner in Hertfordshire. The jackpot winner holds £50,000 in Premium Bonds and purchased the winning Bond in October 2015. They become the fourteenth millionaire chosen by ERNIE from Hertfordshire.

NS&I has announced that it will be increasing the interest rates on its Direct ISA, Direct Saver and Income Bonds to 0.35% on 29 December 2021. The interest rate on Direct Saver and Income Bonds will be increased by 20 basis points, from 0.15% gross/AER to 0.35% gross/AER. The interest rate on Direct ISA will be increased by 25 basis points, from 0.10% tax-free/AER to 0.35% tax-free/AER.

Today is a momentous day for Premium Bonds as it marks 65 years to the day that the product first went on sale. On the 65th anniversary, ERNIE, the random number generator, has selected two millionaires, both from Bristol. The first number drawn by ERNIE was 332GB855665, belonging to the winner who holds a total of £38,000 in Premium Bonds. The winning Bond was purchased in June 2018. 209DZ100774 was the second Bond number drawn. The winning Bond was purchased in July 2013 and the winner…

New Green Savings Bonds from NS&I now available at 0.65% gross/AER fixed rate over a three-year term Money invested in Green Savings Bonds will help finance green projects selected by the Government Available from Friday 22 October 2021 and on sale for at least three months Bonds available to purchase and manage online at nsandi.com The new Green Savings Bonds announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 2021 Spring Budget are a