August’s Premium Bonds millionaires come from Hereford & Worcester and Essex

This month’s Premium Bonds jackpot winners come from Hereford & Worcester and Essex. The August draw saw the prize fund rate increase to 4%, and the odds improve from 24,000 to 1 to 22,000 to 1, meaning that each £1 Bond now has its best chance of winning a prize in almost 15 years. This month also saw an extra £30 million added to the prize fund, with 455,390 extra prizes available for Bond holders to win. A prize fund of more than £404 million will be paid out to winners across the…

NS&I boosts interest rates on fixed-term products

Popular one-year Guaranteed Growth Bonds and Guaranteed Income Bonds to see boost to 5.00% from 4.00% and 3.90% respectively Existing Guaranteed Growth Bonds and Guaranteed Income Bonds customers rolling over into new two-year and three-year fixed-terms can choose to benefit from higher rates Interest rate increases on variable products announced on 30 June 2023 also effective from today The interest rates paid on fixed-term Guaranteed Growth Bonds and Guaranteed Income Bonds are…

July’s Premium Bonds millionaires come from Staffordshire and Norfolk

In the month that the Premium Bonds prize fund rate hit 3.70% - the highest in 15 years – Staffordshire and Norfolk are home to the two £1 million jackpot winners. The increase to the Premium Bonds prize fund rate means that, this month, there are also more higher value prizes up for grabs, with 142 £50,000 prizes as well as 71 £100,000 prizes.

Boost for savers as NS&I announces upcoming interest rate increases across variable products

Premium Bonds prize fund rate up to 4.00% from August draw – highest level since 2007 Premium Bonds odds to improve, the best in 15 years Interest rates for Income Bonds and Direct Saver to be increased from 13 July Millions of people across the UK are set to see a boost in their savings as NS&I today announces upcoming interest rate increases to its variable products, including Premium Bonds. Premium Bonds odds highest in 15 years

NS&I Annual Report 2022-23: a year of delivery for government and for savers

NS&I delivered £10.0 billion of Net Financing to the Government in 2022-23. Interest rate increases: NS&I supported savers with a series of interest rate increases across its products in 2022-23, including five increases to the Premium Bonds prize fund rate, meaning that by March 2023, 1.6 million more prizes were being paid out each month than a year earlier. Transforming NS&I: further progress in the delivery of the transfo

Summer boost for savers: NS&I increases Premium Bonds prize fund rate and Junior ISA interest rate

Premium Bonds prize fund rate to increase to 3.70%, its highest rate in 15 years Junior ISA interest rate increased to 3.65%, benefitting 89,000 young savers The Premium Bonds prize fund rate will reach a 15-year high from the July prize draw, with NS&I announcing that it will increase to 3.70% from 3.30%. The changes will see an additional £39 million in prizes available for Bondholders.

June’s Premium Bonds millionaires come from Essex and South Gloucestershire

  In the month that marks 66 years since the first Premium Bonds prize draw on 1 June 1957, this month’s Premium Bonds winners come from Essex and South Gloucestershire. Since that first draw in 1957, over 626 million prizes worth £26 billion have been paid out. This month, the first Bond number drawn was 083TX260795 and is held by a winner based in Essex. The winner holds £42,050 in Premium Bonds and purchased their winning Bond in July 2005. This win makes them the twenty-first…

New payment method for NS&I’s online customers

  ‘Pay by bank account’ introduced for NS&I’s online customers New secure way to add funds to Premium Bonds and easy-access savings accounts Gradual roll out for online customers NS&I’s online customers wishing to top up their Premium Bonds and other easy-access savings accounts will shortly start noticing a new payment method, Pay by bank account, appearing in their payment options.

NS&I boosts interest rate for 333,000 Direct ISA customers

More than 333,000 NS&I Direct ISA customers are set to benefit from today, with the interest rate NS&I pays on the account increasing from 2.15% tax-free/AER to 2.40% tax-free/AER. The increase to the interest rate paid on NS&I’s Direct ISA follows upwards changes made to Premium Bonds, Income Bonds and Direct Saver earlier this year. In February this year, NS&I also brought one-year Guaranteed Growth Bonds and Guaranteed Income Bonds back on sale.

May’s Premium Bonds millionaires come from Nottingham and Sefton

This month’s £1 million Premium Bonds jackpot winners come from Nottingham and Sefton, with Agent Million visiting both winners in person to let them know about their life-changing win. The first Bond number drawn was 350FG197341 and it belongs to a winner based in Nottingham. This winner purchased their winning Bond in January 2019 and holds £50,000 in Premium Bonds. The second £1 million jackpot winner is based in Sefton, Merseyside. Their winning Bond number is 371JL524811 and it was…