Finally, energy fixes that save you cash | Your grandparents’ financial wisdom | Mental health & benefits
The Martin Lewis Podcast
BBC
4.4 • 930 Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
This week on the podcast, Martin has a message for people entitled to PIP who might be worried about potential reforms to these payments. You ‘Tell Us’ the best financial advice you’ve received from your parents and grandparents. And finally, there are some new energy fixes to take advantage of - and they’re below the price cap. Martin also shares with us what it was really like hosting Have I Got News For You.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, I'm Martin Lewis, and this is the cunningly named The Martin Lewis Podcast. |
| 0:09.2 | I do wonder what that's going to be about. |
| 0:11.0 | Now, usually much of it comes from a BBC Radio 5 live show with Nahal Arth and Iaca. |
| 0:15.1 | But there's bonus money-saving tips for you lucky, lucky podcast listeners too. |
| 0:19.5 | In today's pod, energy fixes are back and they're finally |
| 0:25.3 | properly undercutting the price cap. Our biggest ever tellers response, incredible and moving tips |
| 0:34.5 | of your grandparents and parents' financial wisdom. |
| 0:43.3 | Why those with mental health issues shouldn't panic about the government's benefit announcements. |
| 0:50.3 | The reason it's the perfect moment to check if you're in too much energy credit. |
| 0:55.8 | And a bit of Have I Got News for You News. Play the theme tune. You know what? Martin Lewis is in such a good mood. He is dancing. Have I got news for you? Actually, you're always a good vibe and a good dancer. I love your dancing. |
| 1:28.2 | Nihan, I think anybody who was watching at the video feed of the webcam of those dancing there |
| 1:32.6 | would certainly have seen that we are serious contenders in the World Dad Dancing Championship. |
| 1:36.9 | Serious. |
| 1:37.7 | If there wasn't World Dan Dancing Championships. |
| 1:40.0 | To be honest, I think we're so good we should be presenting the award rather than competing. |
| 1:43.8 | That's the level of the way are at. |
| 1:45.3 | I am loving, loving this vibe, Martin. How are you? |
| 1:49.6 | I'm good, thank you very much. We've got lots to talk about today. |
| 1:52.7 | As always. I saw you put a tweet out on mental health this week after the government's announcement of a consultation on the personal independence payment or PIP benefit. |
| 2:04.4 | Can we just have a summary of what you say? |
| 2:07.0 | I mean, it's a really important tweets, two and a half thousand retweets nearly from it. |
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