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For the July 2012 draw ERNIE paid out over 1.8 million prizes, together amounting to over £54 million in value. There were 43,733,876,374 eligible Bond numbers in the draw.

New research from NS&I identifies that, despite rising living costs, Britons are still losing track of their savings.

As the Queen commemorated her 60th year on the throne , another British institution reached a milestone: ERNIE, the Premium Bonds winning numbers generator, has just awarded his 250 millionth Premium Bonds prize. 

ERNIE, the Premium Bonds winning numbers generator, celebrates his 55th anniversary today (1 June 2012).

NS&I’s Investment Account becomes postal only with a new, improved interest rate of 0.75%.

For the May 2012 draw ERNIE paid out over 1.8 million prizes, together amounting to over £54 million in value. There were 43,546,384,150 eligible Bond numbers in the draw.

Britons who focus their time on financial planning rather than worrying about money are saving an average of £104.39 per month, almost double the amount saved by those who worry more (£53.47)

This winter, savings levels have risen for the first time in two quarters, according to new data from NS&I’s Savings Survey.

For the April 2012 draw ERNIE paid out over 1.8 million prizes, together amounting to over £54 million in value. There were 43,475,092,776 eligible Bond numbers in the draw.

NS&I has selected three companies – Atos; Capita; and Hewlett-Packard (HP) – to proceed to the next stage in the procurement process for its new operational services contract. This follows NS&I issuing an OJEU notice in November 2011.