Money Box, Money Box, Bailiffs and Premium Bonds

Money Box

Money Box

Bailiffs and Premium Bonds

June 14, 2025

25 minutes

Available for over a year

We'll discuss proposals to reform the bailiff industry, hearing from a man whose small parking fine ballooned into a debt of more than £400 once bailiffs got involved. Paul Lewis interviews the minister responsible for the planned changes: will they be fair on both creditors and debtors and will they bring rogue bailiffs into line?

Also, the Chancellor's changes to the Winter Fuel Payment have been broadly welcomed by Britain's pensioners, but how easy will it be for them to manage the payment when it comes to filling in their tax returns? With the help of a personal tax expert, we try to answer your questions.

And what are Premium Bonds and what are your chances of winning a prize? We've got the definitive guide with Sir David Spiegelhalter, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at the University of Cambridge.

Presenter: Paul Lewis

Reporters: Dan Whitworth and Eimear Devlin

Researcher: Jo Krasner

Editors: Jess Quayle and Rob Cave

(First broadcast 12pm Saturday 14th June 2025)