Question Time: Can I back-claim Child Benefit? Change broadband before April? Why does my 7% regular saver only pay 4%?
The Martin Lewis Podcast
BBC
4.4 • 929 Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
It's a geek edition of our Question Time podcast! This week Martin Lewis gives you answers on your questions asking him anything and everything, including: should I wait until April to change my broadband to avoid the price hikes? Can I back-claim child benefit, now I know I’m eligible? Why did my 7% regular saver pay me half of that in interest? If I have to buy credits to purchase a game, can I get a cash refund if it’s faulty? I have a disability, so I need others to drive me in my car, how do I get insurance? Plus, does Martin find the ‘Dead Ringers’ impression of him funny? You’ll have to listen to find out!
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 if he’s got hay fever, which galaxy is his favourite, or have a very complicated question about your personal finances, email it to MartinLewisPodcast@bbc.co.uk.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Hello, this is the Martin Lewis podcast Question Times edition. If you've got any questions you'd like to ask, please record them now. |
| 0:14.5 | I don't recall the child benefit form explaining clearly what you could be missing out on. |
| 0:20.7 | What are my consumer rights if there's something wrong with the game? |
| 0:23.2 | You're going to need some specialised help. |
| 0:25.6 | Hello and welcome to the cunningly named the Martin Lewis podcast. |
| 0:28.7 | I do wonder what that's going to be about. |
| 0:30.5 | And this is our question time edition where you get to ask me your questions on absolutely |
| 0:34.4 | anything and everything, open brackets within reason, close brackets. |
| 0:38.1 | This week, it's a geek-tastic pod. Yes, some of the questions have gone seriously to Nerdville, |
| 0:43.1 | and I have to tell you, I've enjoyed it. The questions were, should I wait until April to change |
| 0:47.5 | my broadband to avoid price hikes? Can I back-claim child benefit now I know I'm eligible? |
| 0:52.7 | Why did my 7% regular savers account only pay me half that in interest? |
| 0:57.9 | If I buy credits to get a game and then it's faulty, can I get a refund in cash? |
| 1:02.3 | I have a disability, so I need others to drive me in my car, how do I get insurance? |
| 1:07.6 | And Martin, what do you think of the Dead Ringers' impression of you? |
| 1:12.3 | Play the theme tune. |
| 1:32.1 | Hello everybody and welcome to this week's question time edition. |
| 1:37.3 | And back with us again, it's the curator of questions himself. |
| 1:42.2 | Doctor, Professor, Sir, Matthew Burnham, Esquire. |
| 2:00.8 | Let's just keep adding titles until you run out. What was that, Dr. Professor, Sir, Matthew Burnham, Esquire. Let's just keep adding titles until you run out. What was that? Dr. Professor, Sir, Matthew Burnham, Esquire. All of which I should note technically are false titles. But it's an honorific and why not. You weren't with us last week, Matt. I was not. Did you listen to Question Time while you were off? No, I didn't know. |
| 2:01.6 | Matt? |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of BBC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.

