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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

The Premium Bonds millionaires in October 2021 hail from South Gloucestershire and Surrey. Both winners bought their winning Bonds earlier this year. 433SN401366 was the first Bond number drawn and it belongs to a woman from South Gloucestershire. The winner holds £49,994 and bought the winning Bond in January 2021. The win makes the winner the ninth Premium Bonds millionaire from Gloucestershire.

The £1 million Premium Bonds jackpot winners in September 2021 come from Shropshire and Bristol. The first Bond number drawn winning the first £1 million jackpot prize, 116WA622775, belongs to a man from Shropshire. The winner holds £30,000 in Premium Bonds and bought the winning Bond just under 15 years ago in October 2006, making him the third Premium Bonds millionaire from Shropshire.

The Premium Bonds millionaires for August 2021 come from Devon and Wales. 404KX510146 was the first Bond number drawn and it belongs to a woman from Devon. The woman holds £1,001 in Premium Bonds, making her a Premium Bonds millionaire with one of the smallest ever holdings to win. Of the 464 Premium Bonds millionaires, just 12 others have won the £1 million jackpot with a holding less than the woman from Devon. The woman purchased the winning Bond in July 2020, meaning that it has won the…

July 2021’s £1 million Premium Bonds jackpot winners come from County Durham and East Riding of Yorkshire. The first Bond number drawn was 441KH440355 and belongs to a man from County Durham. The man purchased his winning Bond in February 2021 and he holds £20,025 in Premium Bonds. The win makes the man the fifth Premium Bonds millionaire from the Durham area.

NS&I to launch new Green Savings Bonds later in the year Bond available for a three-year term and money invested will help finance green projects chosen by the Government Available online at nsandi.com NS&I will launch Green Savings Bonds, the new retail savings product announced by the Chancellor in the 2021 Budget, later in the year. The Bonds will be available to purchase online at nsandi.com.

NS&I delivered a record £23.8 billion of Net Financing to the Government in 2020-21. Update on Premium Bonds prize payment options: NS&I will no longer be moving all customers to having Premium Bonds prizes paid directly to their bank accounts, meaning that customers who receive their prizes by cheque can continue to do so.  In 2021-22, NS&I will deliver a green savings bond for retail investors on behalf of the Government; and will start the long-term transformation o

The £1 million Premium Bonds jackpot winners come from Leicester and Cleveland in June 2021. 404XK887196 was the first Bond number drawn and it belongs to a woman from Leicester. The woman purchased her winning Bond in July 2020 and she holds the maximum £50,000 in Premium Bonds. The win means that the woman is the third Premium Bonds jackpot winner from Leicester.