Bonds & Cash desk

Cash & savings

Savings accounts, cash ISAs, Premium Bonds and other NS&I products: what cash earns after tax and inflation, and the rules on how much you can shelter from tax.

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Cash & savings · Analysis

Cash had its moment. From April, the rules change.

Savers put £95.6bn into cash ISAs in 2024 to 2025, more than two and a half times the £37.2bn that went into stocks and shares ISAs. From 6 April 2027 under-65s can put only £12,000 a year into cash.

By TID Editorial Desk · · 10 min read

Cash & savings · Analysis

Cash had its moment. From April, the rules change.

Savers put £95.6bn into cash ISAs in 2024 to 2025, more than two and a half times the £37.2bn that went into stocks and shares ISAs. From 6 April 2027 under-65s can put only £12,000 a year into cash.

· 10 min read

Cash & savings · Explainer

The 22% charge on cash inside stocks and shares ISAs, explained

From 6 April 2027 interest earned on cash inside stocks and shares and innovative finance ISAs faces a flat 22% charge. The ISA manager pays it, nobody can reclaim it, and it applies at every age.

· 5 min read

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