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Radio 5 Live,26 Feb 2026,52 mins
ALL energy bills to fall | Plan 2 student loans | Retirement tips
The Martin Lewis PodcastAvailable for over a year
The main topic this week is all about your energy bills. It’s the biggest shakeup to energy bills for a few years. All bills are coming down on 1 April, not just the price cap, fixes & others too. So whether you’re on prepay, direct debit, with an EV or more then Martin explains how you make the most of it Martin also explains Plan 2 student loans, there’s talk the government may be about to change policy, so what are the options and how does it work. The Tell us this week is about what you learnt when you retired that you would now tell others in advance. And this week’s Mastermind is all on inheritance tax, we’ve buried a few important tips in there on it too. 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 what colour his eyes are, what he's planning to do in his eventual retirement, or have a very complicated question about your personal finances, email it to MartinLewisPodcast@bbc.co.uk.
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