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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.

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.