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From Sunday 1 June 2014 the amount that customers can invest in Premium Bonds will increase to £40,000, up from the current maximum of £30,000. As customers increase their investment above £30,000, it will give them more chances to win tax-free prizes from ERNIE.

For the May 2014 draw ERNIE paid out over 1.8 million prizes, together amounting to over £51 million in value. There were 47,646,439,503 eligible Bond numbers in the draw. In Gloucestershire there are over 250,000 Premium Bonds holdings worth more than £600 million.

The latest edition of NS&I’s Quarterly Savings Survey reveals that Britons have recorded the highest saving level of the year. People are now saving 8.04% of their incomes each month, £101 in monetary terms.

For the April 2014 draw ERNIE paid out over 1.8 million prizes, together amounting to over £51 million in value. There were 47,485,235,758 eligible Bond numbers in the draw. In the County of Durham there are over 190,000 Premium Bonds holdings worth more than £300 million.

The government has announced plans for National Savings and Investments (NS&I) to help support savers.

NS&I today announced that Matrix Capital has been awarded the contract to provide financial advisory services to winners of the monthly Premium Bonds £1 million jackpot prize.

NS&I today published its provisional Q3 (October-December 2013) results for the financial year 2013-14. Net Financing for the quarter was £0.4 billion, bringing the year-to-date total to £2.9 billion.

March’s Premium Bonds millionaire A male living in Avon Bond number: 163EA927547 Winning Bond bought in December 2009 Total holdings £26,662 For the March 2014 draw ERNIE paid out over 1.8 million prizes, together amounting to over £51 million in value. There were 47,389,711,882 eligible Bond numbers in the draw.  In Avon there are over 400,000 Premium Bonds holdings worth more than £990 million.

NS&I’s latest Quarterly Savings Survey shows how Britain’s savings behaviour has changed over the last decade. Britons are now saving 7.76% of their incomes each month, (£98).

For the February 2014 draw ERNIE paid out over 1.8 million prizes, together amounting to over £51 million in value. There were 47,100,896,572 eligible Bond numbers in the draw.  In Hertfordshire there are over 400,000 Premium Bonds holdings worth more than £1.2 billion.