Money Box Episodes Episode guide
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Big growth in money mules accounts
Money Mules, energy prices and credit scores for 18-year-olds.
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Sending money to family back home
Joice Etutu speaks to the workers sending their wages abroad to support loved ones.
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Failures on young black unemployment
Government failure on young black unemployment rate during pandemic.
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Student Money
Tips and advice about student loans, tuition fees, bursaries and bank accounts.
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Bitcoin fraud totalling £500k
Bitcoin fraud that cost businessman £500,000.
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Timeshare Holiday Ownership
Listeners' timeshare experiences, advice and questions with Louise Cooper.
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Access to accounts
The customers taking legal action to get access to their cash.
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Disability and Employment
Career support and job hunting when you have a disability.
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Frozen Out
Thousands of people say they’ve been shut out of their bank accounts without explanation.
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MBL: Travel Rights and Money
Summer holiday travel rights, insurance and money advice.
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Bereavement benefits
Bereaved families can now claim financial support once restricted to married couples.
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MBL: Single Parents
Making ends meet when you become a single parent. With Felicity Hannah and guests.
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'For your protection'
When banks stop you spending your own money.
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Young entrepreneurs
How to turn business ideas into reality.
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Google’s investment ad crackdown
Google is cracking down on financial-scam adverts in the UK, but will it work?
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Community Energy Projects
How can community groups deliver low cost renewable energy?
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Left behind by the decline of cash
Should the government force banks to guarantee everyone has access to cash?
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MBL: Covid weddings
If Covid disrupts your wedding or civil partnership, what are your refund rights?
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The race to avoid stamp duty
Thousands of home buyers are caught in a backlog as they race to avoid stamp duty.
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MBL: Trading in stocks and shares
Growing numbers trading on the stockmarket - how habits have changed during lockdown.
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Bitcoin or Britcoin?
Bank of England ponders issuing its own digital currency.
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MBL: Hospitality staff shortage
Why are hospitality jobs proving so hard to fill?
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DWP urged to rethink the two child Universal Credit cap
Children’s Commissioners for Wales, Scotland and NI want the UC child policy scrapped
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How to complain and get results
Adam Shaw, guests and listeners discuss the art of complaining effectively.
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Continuing problems applying for National Insurance Numbers
One man's struggle to get an NI number, NS+I problems, Insurance changes and Amigo update
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MBL: Financing Electric Vehicles
Adam Shaw and guests discuss the financing of electric vehicles.
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FCA to force firms to treat customers better
The FCA plans for consumer duty, Pockit CEO exclusive interview and TikTok finance lessons
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MBL: Mortgages & the Pandemic
Experts discuss buying a home during the pandemic
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Difficulties claiming Personal Independence Payment benefit
PIP assessments, pension sharing, Prudential woes and people receiving no state pension
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MBL: The Cost of Pets
Felicity Hannah asks just how much are we spending on our pets.