Energy Bills, Banknotes and Coins
Money Box
BBC
4.2 • 825 Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Today on Money Box we will mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II by looking at what will change – from our stamps to our passports. We'll speak to Dominic Chorney - an Ancient Coin Specialist at Baldwin's - one of the largest coin dealers and auction houses in the world. We'll also get reaction the government announcement on energy bills - answering your questions - email moneybox@bbc.co.uk.
Plus, more than fifty thousand people have applied for an interest free loan to help them pay for food at the supermarket Iceland. We'll speak to Simon Dukes, the Chief Executive of the lender Fair For You.
Presenter: Felicity Hannah Reporter: Dan Whitworth Researcher: Sandra Hardial Producer: Clare Worden Editor: Jess Quayle
(First broadcast 12noon, Saturday 10th September, 2022)
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| 0:00.0 | On a winter's night in 1974, a crime took place that would obsess the nation. |
| 0:07.0 | It was an extraordinary news story. |
| 0:09.0 | The story of an aristocrat, Lord Lucan, who's said to have killed the family Nanny, |
| 0:14.0 | mistaking her for his wife, then somehow just disappeared. |
| 0:18.0 | One of the great mysteries in English criminal history. We're still looking for |
| 0:21.7 | Loken. It's honestly one of the most powerful stories of my lifetime. I'm Alex Fondonzzlement. |
| 0:27.4 | This is The Lukan Obsession. Listen on BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:36.6 | Well, we knew it was going to be a momentous week with a new Prime Minister and that important announcement about energy bills. |
| 0:43.3 | But of course, we didn't know just how momentous it would be. |
| 0:46.7 | Today on this Moneybox podcast, we will mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II by looking at what will change from our stamps to our passports and how long |
| 0:55.6 | her familiar face will remain on the coins and notes in our pockets. But first, there are very |
| 1:01.0 | few news stories that could still seem important at a time like this, but energy bills and the |
| 1:05.8 | cost of living crisis will still be on a lot of people's minds. We wanted to give you a rundown of some of the details of that energy announcement from Liz Truss on Thursday. |
| 1:16.0 | I'm joined in the studio by Moneybox reporter Dan Whitworth. |
| 1:19.6 | Dan, tell us what the new Prime Minister had to say. |
| 1:22.1 | Well, the headline, Fliss, is this. |
| 1:23.9 | Across Britain, as from Saturday 1st of of October a typical household energy bill will be |
| 1:29.6 | capped at two and a half thousand pounds per year until 2024 to put that in context that is a lot |
| 1:37.3 | less than the energy price cap of 3,549 pounds announced by off gem just a couple of weeks ago |
| 1:44.0 | but it's still double what it was this time last year. |
| 1:47.5 | People in Northern Ireland who pay for their energy using a different system will also get the equivalent amount of support. |
| 1:54.2 | Businesses, schools and hospitals will get comparable help too, initially for six months. |
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