How to Live Long and Prosper
The Moneybox Live episode "How to Live Long and Prosper" explores the intersection of increasing life expectancy and retirement finance in the UK. Experts Dr. Susie Morrissey and Dr. Jonathan Cribb discuss rising longevity, the shift from defined‑benefit to defined‑contribution pensions, and the impact of auto‑enrolment, while guests like fitness instructor Eloise Skinner and 66‑year‑old hairdresser Jane DeFrancesco share personal strategies for staying healthy and financially secure into later life. Key takeaways include the need for flexible, transitional retirement plans, regular financial check‑ups, and supplementing modest state pensions with private savings to sustain a long, active retirement.
Money Box Live: Changes to Rights at Work
The episode breaks down the new Employment Rights Act, highlighting key changes such as statutory sick pay from day one, expanded eligibility, and the introduction of two weeks of paternity leave from the start of employment. Experts John Palmer (ACAS)...
Money Box Live: Making Tax Digital Guide
The Moneybox Live episode walks listeners through the UK’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) rollout for sole traders and landlords, explaining that they must keep digital records and submit quarterly updates to HMRC. HMRC’s Director General of Strategy and Policy, Jonathan...
Mortgage Rates and Banknotes
The episode examines the sharp rise in UK mortgage rates, now above 5% for two- and five-year fixes, and the anxiety this creates for existing homeowners and prospective buyers. Experts Adam French and mortgage advisor Jane King explain how product...
Money Box Live: Student Loan Debate
Money Box Live examines the rising burden of UK student loans, breaking down how tuition and maintenance loans work and the differences between repayment plans, especially the newer Plan 5 versus the older Plan 2. Experts Tom Allingham and Graham Wright explain...
Money Box Life: Working for Longer
The Moneybox Life episode explores the growing trend of people working beyond state pension age, featuring insights from ACAS’s Julie Dennis, Independent Age’s Morgan Vine, and Pensions UK’s Zoe Alexander, alongside real‑life stories from listeners. They discuss why older workers...
Money Box Live: Do Electric Cars Add Up?
In this Money Box Live episode, presenter Felicity Hannah explores the true cost of owning an electric vehicle, from purchase price and charging infrastructure to range anxiety on long trips. Guests Stuart Masson of The Car Expert and Melanie Shufflebotham...
Money Box Live: Inheritance Tax
In this Money Box Live episode, presenter Felicity Hannah and experts Clare Moffat, a pension and tax specialist, and Nina Sperring, a wealth‑protection solicitor, demystify inheritance tax, explaining who must pay it, how the rates are calculated and what thresholds...
Child Benefit and Credit Cards
The episode investigates a widespread HMRC error that suspended Child Benefit for over 60% of eligible parents after mistakenly interpreting travel data as a move abroad, affecting payments worth at least £100 a month. It reveals that 63% of suspensions...