{"id":484781,"date":"2025-10-09T04:53:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T04:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/484781\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T04:53:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T04:53:24","slug":"warning-for-state-pensioners-who-have-nsi-premium-bonds-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/484781\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning for state pensioners who have NS&I Premium Bonds accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Premium Bonds savers who are state pensioners have been warned their savings could be better off elsewhere. <\/a>National Savings and Investments (NS&I) Premium Bonds prize rate has fallen from 3.8 per cent to 3.6 per cent.<\/p>\n

Rosie Hooper, chartered financial planner at Quilter Cheviot, said<\/a> the chances of winning are “relatively low”. She said: “For some, it\u2019s less about returns and more about the enjoyment and peace of mind they offer.<\/p>\n

“That said, Premium Bonds aren\u2019t the most effective way to grow your money over time, particularly if you are young.” She said: “In later life, however, Premium Bonds can still play a valuable role.<\/p>\n

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“They\u2019re capital secure, easy to access, and any winnings are tax free. For someone living on a fixed income, they can act as a flexible emergency fund that provides both financial security and a little monthly excitement.”<\/p>\n

It comes as The Economic Secretary to the Treasury has announced that Luke Jensen has been appointed as Interim Chair to the Board of National Savings and Investments (NS&I).<\/p>\n

This follows previous Chair, Lord Gerard Lemos CMB CBE, stepping down in July 2025 following his appointment to the Whip\u2019s Office within the House of Lords.<\/p>\n

Labour Party<\/a> Emma Reynolds MP said in a statement: “NS&I plays a key role in delivering cost-effective finance for the Government, and I would like to thank Lord Lemos for his contributions to the Board over the past year.<\/p>\n

“I am pleased to welcome Luke Jensen as Interim Chair, to continue to deliver cost-effective finance for the Government and progress its Transformation Programme whilst we recruit for Lord Lemos\u2019 successor.”<\/p>\n

NS&I is one of the largest savings organisations in the UK, offering a range of savings and investments. All products offer 100 [er cent capital security because NS&I is backed by HM Treasury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Premium Bonds savers who are state pensioners have been warned their savings could be better off elsewhere. National…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":484782,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3093],"tags":[51,474,160487,120153,2499,1356,160486,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-484781","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-personal-finance","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-finance","10":"tag-luke-jensen","11":"tag-national-savings-and-investments","12":"tag-personal-finance","13":"tag-premium-bonds","14":"tag-quilter-cheviot","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115342423063325039","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}