NS&I PROVISIONAL Q2 2020-21 RESULTS

• Q2 2020-21 Net Financing of £23.8 billion
• Half-year Net Financing total of £38.3 billion, against a whole-year target of £35 billion, in a range of £30 billion to £40 billion

NS&I today published its unaudited quarterly results for the second quarter (July-September 2020) of the financial year 2020-21. NS&I delivered £23.8 billion of Net Financing in Q2 2020-21, giving a year-to-date total of £38.3 billion.

On 16 July 2020, HM Treasury confirmed that NS&I’s Net Financing target for 2020-21 was being revised upwards from £6 billion (+/- £3 billion) to £35 billion (+/- £5 billion) to reflect the Government’s financing requirements arising from Covid-19. NS&I’s original 2020-21 Net Financing target of £6 billion (+/- £3 billion) was set at the March 2020 Budget.

On 21 September 2020, NS&I announced interest rate reductions, effective from 24 November 2020, that will apply to NS&I’s variable rate products and some fixed term products. These interest rate reductions aim to help NS&I manage Net Financing and will see NS&I return to a more normal position for its products against the interest rates offered by the banks and building societies. These changes will also deliver better value for the taxpayer by improving the cost-effectiveness of the financing that NS&I raises for the Government, in line with its operating framework to balance the interests of savers, taxpayers and the broader financial services sector.

NS&I announced at the Budget that its Value Indicator target had been suspended for the first three months of the 2020-21 financial year to reflect ongoing exceptional market conditions. The suspension of the Value Indicator target has been extended until January 2021.

Unaudited Q1 and Q2 2020-21 results (1 April – 30 September 2020)

Unaudited Q2 2020-21 results (1 July – 30 September 2020)

Unaudited Q1 2020-21 results (1 April – 30 June 2020)

NS&I financial results 2015-16 to 2019-20

All figures are in £ billion and are subject to rounding. Q1 and Q2 2020-21 figures are provisional, unaudited and subject to change due to transaction processing (evidence of identity) adjustments, cancellation and any accounting adjustments.

*C&AIP is capitalised and accrued interest and prizes earned. All figures are in £ billion and subject to rounding.

**Excluding 65+ Bonds.

***Excluding 65+ Bonds and Investment Guaranteed Growth Bonds.

****Excluding Investment Guaranteed Growth Bonds.

NS&I reports quarterly on gross inflows and outflows, Net Financing and total stock. Each quarter, NS&I release these unaudited figures and publishes the Annual Report and audited accounts each financial year.

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Notes to Editors

1. NS&I is one of the largest savings organisations in the UK, offering a range of savings and investments to 25 million customers. All products offer 100% capital security, because NS&I is backed by HM Treasury.

2. Net Financing – the measure of the net change of NS&I funds, meaning total inflows from deposits, retention of maturing monies and capitalised and accrued interest, less the total outflows from withdrawals and interest or Premium Bonds prize draw payments. A positive Net Financing figure represents a positive contribution to government financing.

3. Value Indicator – an indication of NS&I’s cost-effectiveness in raising finance for the Government. In general, it compares the total cost of delivering Net Financing and servicing existing customers’ deposits with how much it would cost the Government to raise funds through the wholesale market via equivalent gilts. Some adjustments and assumptions are made to the calculation, including in identifying and applying an equivalent gilt, in response to specific NS&I product features. Index-linked Savings Certificates are included in the calculation of the Value Indicator and use the same approach as for other products, with one exception to the formula. As the real yield gilt comparators for RPI linked products are currently negative, NS&I applies a floor to the comparative yield set at zero, which means the calculation does not fully reflect the Value Indicator profile of this product. The Value Indicator methodology is agreed with HM Treasury and is reviewed and revised periodically, with its agreement, to support a long-term approach to product strategy. This measure is currently suspended until January 2021.

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