Money Box Episodes Episode guide
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The cost of a 'no-fault' accident
Why your car insurance increases even if a crash isn't your fault.
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After the bankruptcy
At risk of losing the family home after her dad was made bankrupt... what happened next?
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Perfect Pensions Storm
The Welsh steel workers who were persuaded by 'sharks' to give up their company pensions.
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Jailed for failing to disclose the whereabouts of his clients' money
The founder of Universal Wealth Preservation is jailed. Plus an end to big overdraft fees.
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Paws for thought. Just how much does it cost to keep a pet?
In the UK we spend almost £4.5 billion a year on domestic pets. Where does the money go?
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If you've had a mental illness does that mean you will pay more for insurance?
Having a mental illness could mean pricier insurance. Another energy company goes under.
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Hidden costs and charges
What's being done about the 'hidden' costs of pensions, investments and savings?
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Aegon admin delays trap £40,000 for nine months
The £40,000 fund transfer that's been trapped for nine months
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UK funeral industry investigated for high prices
A probe is underway to see if people are being charged too much when they pay for funerals
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Carer's Allowance overpayments
Government figures reveal nearly 70,000 cases of Carer's Allowance overpayments.
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Costs of assisted fertility
Would you consider spending tens of thousands of pounds on IVF to become a parent?
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Outfox the Market: bill rise sparks switch
Customers complain after energy supplier Outfox the Market hikes direct debit payments
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Financial services for the changing way we work
Are financial products adapting to the changing way we work?
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Investing while Brexiting
How have this week's Brexit developments affected financial markets?
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Money Box Live: Universal Credit
What is your experience of the biggest change ever made to the benefits system?
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Free finance textbook for schools
Probate fees, auto-enrolment pensions, pension inequality and a free financial textbook
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Expats and Brexit
Deal or no deal: How will Brexit affect the finances of Britons living in Europe?
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Exotic Pension Scams
Child benefit, unfair insurance and who pays up when pensions go wrong.
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Budget 2018
Whether you are young or old, rich or poor, how will the Budget affect your own finances?
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State pension age equalisation
What equal state pension ages mean for women?
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Money Box Live: Making Tax Digital
A big change to the UK's tax system starts next April, but are firms ready to comply?
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Pulling the plug on subsidies for green cars
Do the finances of buying an electric or hybrid car still stack up?
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Money Box Live: Bankruptcy
Debt and bankruptcy - advice for those who feel they're losing grip on their finances.
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Time to say ta-ra to the till?
New tech takes over at the supermarket checkout
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Help to Buy
What are the pros and cons of the various government schemes for aspiring homeowners?
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Banks offer 'gambling block' for addicts
Thousands sign up to a new banking service to help control addiction
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Money Box Live: How to Avoid Inheritance Tax
What are the legal ways to reduce the inheritance tax due on your assets when you die?
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Reforming Leasehold Law - The Scottish Way
A consultation to reform leasehold law launches in England, how did Scotland abolish it?
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The Cost of Starting a Sports Club
How to manage a cash flow to ensure a new club survives for the future
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'Unfair' price concessions for the over-60s
Over-60s' concessions are 'increasingly bungs to wealthy baby boomers' says charity