Can you make £500 switching bank?
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It's absolutely crucial people know if they're eligible or not. So this is my rough rule of thumb. I've never had a BAFTA before. I'm very excited that I'm going to go and pick up my BAFTA. There's probably the richest selection of bank account switching bonuses I remember. I am not going to dot my I's and cross my T's on this because, frankly, it makes boring listening... Hello, I'm Martin Lewis. This is the comingly named The Martin Lewis Podcast. I do wonder what that's going to be about. And this is our big topic episode, where each week we lead on one main subject to help you save. Now, usually, most of it comes from my BBC Radio 5 live show with Adrian Childs, but not this week. This week, Adrian and I have done a pod-only special just for you.
So I'm going to tell you what's in the pod once I'm with Adrian. Play the theme tune.
OK, Martin, what have you got for us?
We've got lots to talk about today, Adrian. We're going to be talking the big subject, though. There are currently eight bank accounts that will pay you to switch, up to £500 to switch. So my big question to anyone, unless you love your bank, unless it smiles at you in a beautiful, rather sexy way and gives you a back massage, why don't you get paid to go elsewhere? The financial terms are often better, too. We're going to be talking about pension credit as well. There are 900,000 of the 2.3 million eligible pensioners who aren't claiming this top up to the state pension. Some of the most vulnerable and poorest pensioners in the country. So listeners, I want your help to spread word on that. And Money Mastermind this week, Adrian.
It's all about pensions, and it's an interesting question too.
Interesting, interesting. Looking forward to it. You can do get in touch with the podcast anytime you want. Email martinlewispodcast at bbc.co.uk.
Shall we move on to just putting a garland around your neck? I thought you had a glow about you, and it turns out you've won an award. Which one is this? You've got them all by now.
Well, no, this is the first I've ever had of its time, and it's actually quite a special one. It's quite funny we're doing this now because... I have just been I've been a journalist for 30 years, Adrian. And I think what I did this morning is the first time I've been to a press conference. Because my type of journalism is more data journalism. I don't really go to press conferences. Now, I'm saying I think because clearly someone is going to say, oh, no, in 1999, you came to a press conference about. So from my memory, and it was a press conference because very kindly BAFTA have decided to give me the special award for television for changing the face of an industry type award. It's called, I think was the phrasing that is used.
And it was announced today. It's one of those BAFTA awards that they announced before the ceremony, which is on the 10th of May. And I had to go and answer questions from journalists about it. And it was a very, very nice announcement. I've never had a BAFTA before. I'm very excited that I'm going to go and pick up my BAFTA card.
And what were the questions like? Any nasties in there? Any zingers?
No, and I was slightly worried about zingers on that, that they were going to go off topic and what was going to come. No, there was questions about scam ads. There was questions about, you know, do you feel the responsibility that everybody takes your information and acts upon it? Yeah. I really do. Boy, do I feel the pressure on the back of that. And are the difficult times, how long are you going to keep going? Lots of that type of stuff. But they were generally very good. And, you know, I went off occasionally about scam ads. I certainly had a big rant about that one. And yeah, there's only one question, which I'm not going to say what it is. There's one question where I think I may have given a little bit too much about how I communicate with politicians in my answer.
So I'm hoping that one just goes away.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–6:18
2
How can you earn £500 by switching bank accounts?
6:18–8:00
3
What are the eligibility criteria for Pension Credits?
8:00–8:10
4
Why are so many pensioners not claiming Pension Credits?
8:10–13:54
5
What are the benefits associated with claiming Pension Credits?
13:54–13:56
6
How can you apply for Pension Credits?
13:56–26:32
7
What are the current bank account switching offers available?
26:32–48:01
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