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NS&I increases ISA allowance on Direct ISA and Cash ISA for its over 50s customer
(29/09/2009)

The revised ISA for over 50s allowance will come into effect from 6 October 2009. This will enable existing Direct ISA and Cash ISA customers who will be 50 years or over on the 5 April 2010 to deposit up to £5,100 into their ISA in the current tax year. NS&I (National Savings and Investments) is increasing the ISA allowance on both its Direct ISA and Cash ISA for its over 50s customers. From 6 April 2010 over 400,000 of their Direct ISA and ... [more]

NS&I increases the interest rates on its Income Bonds by 1 percent
(26/05/2009)

NS&I (National Savings and Investments) is increasing the interest rates on its Income Bonds by 1%. The revised interest rates will come into effect from 20 May 2009 for Income Bond customers. NS&I constantly reviews savings products offered by other providers and has made this decision to take into account the rates available on other types of products which might be considered by Income Bond customers. NS&I continues to follow a pricing stra... [more]

Unclaimed Premium Bond prizes looking for winners
(05/03/2009)

NS&I (National Savings and Investments) gives away over one million tax-free Premium Bond prizes each month. A major nationwide search has been launched by NS&I to track down the winners of over 550,000 unclaimed Premium Bond prizes worth over £30 million in total. This is the largest amount ever left unclaimed and includes one prize worth £100,000, two worth £25,000 and ten worth £10,000. The prizes commonly become unclaimed because people fa... [more]

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