The Martin Lewis Podcast
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Energy bills are in the news and this may be a crucial moment. In this podcast Martin explains the Energy Price Cap, and the firms offering fixes cheaper than the Price Cap.
It’s a new tax year, and that means all UK adults have a new £20,000 tax-free ISA allowance to use. Martin runs through your options of where to put your money.
Martin explains why a change on council tax debt collection which will mean vulnerable people will have more time and support to settle their outstanding council tax bills has put him in a good mood.
Listeners Tell Us about financial mistakes that turned out to be a good move.
And will Adrian get this week’s Money Mastermind? This week the question is about savings interest.
If you want to ask Martin a question, you now can! His Question Time podcast lets you ask Martin absolutely anything and everything (within reason!) – so if you’ve always wanted to know what colour his eyes are, what he's planning to do in his eventual retirement, or have a very complicated question about your personal finances, email it to MartinLewisPodcast@bbc.co.uk.
Previous episodes
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420 - Energy fixes are back! | Best ISAs for 2026/7 | Council Tax ChangeThu, 16 Apr 2026
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419 - URGENT MINI POD: Car finance mis-selling confirmed: Will you get your money back?Mon, 30 Mar 2026
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418 - Question Time: 5 year old TV’s faulty, can I get a refund? Your caller helped me sort my debt! When shouldn't I pay IN FULL?Mon, 30 Mar 2026
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417 - Lifetime ISA, is the free £1,000/yr still worth it? | Your insider MoneySaving tipsThu, 26 Mar 2026
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416 - Question Time: Am I due car finance payback? 9-year-old learns about interest! If my bank overpays me, can I keep it?Mon, 23 Mar 2026
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415 - Isa Isa Baby! Everything you need to know before the end of the tax yearThu, 19 Mar 2026
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414 - Question Time: Should I overpay my mortgage? If I sign up online, why can’t I cancel online? Can I open an ISA for my niece?Mon, 16 Mar 2026
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413 - Car finance Mis-selling: what you need do | Top joint bank accounts | Economic Abuse the signsThu, 12 Mar 2026
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412 - Question Time: Can I back-claim Child Benefit? Change broadband before April? Why does my 7% regular saver only pay 4%?Mon, 09 Mar 2026
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411 - Inheritance tax masterclass: how much is due & smart ways to reduce it! Energy price spike – what it really meansThu, 05 Mar 2026
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410 - Question Time: Homeless to Homeowner- what next? Debt making me ill.. help! Save, or pay on 0% card? Close old accounts?Mon, 02 Mar 2026
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409 - ALL energy bills to fall | Plan 2 student loans | Retirement tipsThu, 26 Feb 2026
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408 - Question Time: Is my energy bill wrong? Do credit cards repay 0% debt first? Is your AI investment a scam?Mon, 16 Feb 2026
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407 - Free money, £100s free insurance and more - all from switching bank accounts!Thu, 12 Feb 2026
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406 - Question Time: How to escape a joint account? When not to claim child benefit? Who is Martin’s successor?Mon, 09 Feb 2026
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405 - Should you overpay your mortgage or save – and how to make it work? And no ‘no standing charges’ tariffsThu, 05 Feb 2026
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404 - Question Time: Best kids’ savings or investments? Pension at 50? Which mortgage to overpay? Snakes, or an angry gorilla?Mon, 02 Feb 2026
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403 - Plan 2 Student Loans Pod Extra: Stop the repayment freeze – and should you overpay?Fri, 30 Jan 2026
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402 - New first-time buyer ISA: what happens to the LISA & Help to Buy ISA? Is AI good for consumers?Thu, 29 Jan 2026
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401 - Question Time: Help to Buy ISA v LISA? Sell shares each year to use Capital Gains allowance? Broken broadband compensationMon, 26 Jan 2026
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400 - Life lessons for all ages! A warning if you’ve booked a holiday, and no standing charge tariffs?Thu, 22 Jan 2026
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399 - Question Time: At last, I’m debt free - what now? Overpay my mortgage or invest? Do I need pay NI if I want to retire early?Mon, 19 Jan 2026
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398 - Everything you ever wanted to know about tax but were too afraid to ask!Thu, 15 Jan 2026
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397 - Question Time: Will my ex’s debt affect my credit score? Bridesmaid’s dress consumer rights? Credit card won’t give money backMon, 12 Jan 2026
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396 - Debt Masterclass: Slash the cost of existing credit cards, overdrafts, loans, BNPL and moreThu, 08 Jan 2026
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395 - Christmas Special: The best of Martin’s Money Mastermind!Thu, 01 Jan 2026
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394 - Christmas Special: The best of Question Time!Thu, 25 Dec 2025
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393 - Question Time: Council Tax £6,000 refund! £700 saved ditching O2! And a warranty schmarranty winnerMon, 22 Dec 2025
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392 - It’s Love Actuarially! Base interest rate cut help. And will you get £150 off energy bills?Thu, 18 Dec 2025
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391 - Question Time: How to deal with mounting debt? What happens to ISAs when I die? Is student loan paid before or after tax?Mon, 15 Dec 2025
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390 - Everything you need to know about ISAs (Cash & Shares) - but were too afraid to ask!Thu, 11 Dec 2025
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389 - Question Time: Can salary sacrifice cut student loan & savings tax cost? A Bridesmaid refund! And, state pension tax?Mon, 08 Dec 2025
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388 - Are Credit Scores real or nonsense? How to make yourself more attractive to lendersThu, 04 Dec 2025
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387 - Question Time: Time to ditch Premium Bonds? Do student loans cost more for middle earners? Credit on a low income?Mon, 01 Dec 2025
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386 - Budget 2025: Instant reaction special!Wed, 26 Nov 2025
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385 - Question Time: Time to stop using my LISA? Are cashback & switch bonuses taxable? Are investments protected up to £85,000?Mon, 24 Nov 2025
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384 - Millions can now reclaim student loans! | Savings safety limit to rise | Will energy prices go up?Thu, 20 Nov 2025
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383 - Question Time: Will my new husband need to pay for my daughter’s uni? Do high interest savings beat cash ISAs?Mon, 17 Nov 2025
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382 - A wallet workout to gain pounds! Earn £100s in minutes perusing your purse or (digital) walletThu, 13 Nov 2025
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381 - Question Time: Is paying via PayPal a bigger risk? How to do a budget? Has the government ever told Martin to stay schtum?Mon, 10 Nov 2025
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380 - Martin’s Savings Interest Masterclass: increase what you earn by up to 50%!Thu, 06 Nov 2025
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379 - Question Time: Will ISA changes hit what I’ve saved? Safer to stick cash under the bed? A credit card for my eight-year-old?Mon, 03 Nov 2025
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378 - Martin v Ofgem boss: Why are energy bills so high (is it green levies?) | Scrap standing charges | Is the Price Cap a rip-off?Thu, 30 Oct 2025
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377 - Question Time: Can I refuse a Smart meter? Should I clear my student loan? Is a stoozer a loser?Mon, 20 Oct 2025
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376 - Free £400 for switching bank! Was Uni worth it? Cash ISAs to be cutThu, 16 Oct 2025
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375 - Question Time: Is cash king? Should you keep some mortgage debt? Can I reclaim student loan taken off my bonus?Mon, 13 Oct 2025
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374 - 14 million to get mis-sold car finance compensation!Thu, 09 Oct 2025
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373 - Energy Question Time: Is it time to fix? (spoiler: YES!) How do I get my credit back? Are Smart Meters… not?Thu, 02 Oct 2025
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372 - Question Time: Is having a pension worth it? Why has my home insurance doubled? And Martin's Mick Jagger history!Mon, 29 Sep 2025
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371 - Should you take a student loan? Martin’s five things you need to know about student financeThu, 25 Sep 2025
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