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Coronavirus: Your travel queries answered Apr 02, 2020

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In recent weeks the Money Box inbox has been inundated with your queries and questions about travel and holiday issues. So we invited Simon Calder, travel editor at The Independent, to shed some light on some of the most common problems people are facing.

Covid19 - Will insurance cover it? Apr 01, 2020

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Wedding plans in ruins, holidays cancelled, business on hold and landlords unable to rent out their properties.

This is exactly the kind of unexpected scenario we buy insurance policies for, but are they written to cover once in a century events like the coronavirus outbreak?

Our panel of experts answer your questions on insurance policies and claims.

Assistance for the self-employed Mar 28, 2020

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This week the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the Government’s much anticipated help package for the self employed. Only about two thirds of an estimated 6m workforce will gain anything, leaving over a million people without help. We look at the package in more detail, including the changes to benefits and hear top tips for getting paid in a timely manner.

And the banks were quick to promise support for customers in need but are they actually delivering? Money Box listeners tell us their experiences.

Presenter Felicity Hannah Reporter: Ben Carter Researcher: Darin Graham Producer: Alex Lewis Editor: Emma Rippon

Help for small businesses and the self employed Mar 25, 2020

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Announcements from the Government are coming thick and fast about the help available for small business in these difficult times.

An expert panel joins Adam Shaw to discuss and answer your questions on what assistance might be on offer.

We also look at issues facing the self-employed and discuss what support is currently out there for them. Get in touch by email: moneybox@bbc.co.uk or tweet: @moneybox.

Joining Adam: Will Hadwen - rights adviser from Working Families Sonali Parekh - Head of Policy at the Federation for Small Businesses Alasdair Hutchison - Policy Development Manager from the Association of Independent Professionals and Self Employed

Producer: Darin Graham Editor: Emma Rippon

The Coronavirus Effect Mar 21, 2020

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Money Box unpicks the Chancellor's announcement on support for wages and rents.

Investments have taken a massive hit over the last few weeks as the stock market has dived. We speak to one Money Box listener who thought his fund, which was nearing maturity, had been moved to a 'safer' account - only to discover it hadn't.

And the latest fraud statistics show that in 2019 fraud increased by 45%. We speak to Katy Worobec, Managing Director of Economic Crime at UK Finance, the collective voice of the banking industry.

Presenter: Paul Lewis Reporter: Dan Whitworth Researcher: Darin Graham Producer: Alex Lewis Editor: Emma Rippon

MBL: Travel and coronavirus Mar 18, 2020

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The UK government has urged Britons to avoid non-essential travel to anywhere in the world for 30 days to tackle the spread of coronavirus. Where does that leave people and their holiday plans? And what about future holidays?

Joining presenter Louise Cooper to share their views:

Simon Calder, Travel Editor at The Independent. Charlie Campbell, Senior Policy Adviser at the Association of British Insurers. Gary Rycroft, solicitor at Joseph A Jones & Co LLP.

Email questions to moneybox@bbc.co.uk

Producer: Darin Graham Editor: Richard Vadon

Corona Virus - the financial fallout Mar 14, 2020

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The financial fallout from the Corona Virus pandemic. Making sense of the help available.

And the Chief Financial Ombudsman, Caroline Wayman, tells us that the banks warnings are not good enough and that they need to do much to stop people becoming victims of so-called "push payment fraud". We report on a "never seen before" fraud that lead to a ninety-one year old losing his life's savings. The criminals used the victim's driving licence to set up an account in his name, but under their control. They stole £90,000 over five months. When he became suspicious he contacted his bank but they refused to refund him.

Presenter: Paul Lewis Reporter: Dan Whitworth Researcher: Darin Graham Producer: Alex Lewis Editor: Emma Rippon

MBL: The Budget Special Mar 11, 2020

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Whether you're young or old, rich or poor, how will the Budget affect your personal finances?

Paul Lewis and a panel of experts give their opinions on how it will affect your wallet and take your calls.

Our panel this week; Anita Monteith – Institute of Chartered Accountants Heather Self- Blick Rothenberg Accountants Tina Riches – Tax Aid

Call 03700 100 444. Lines are open from 1pm on Wednesday 11 March.

You can also email moneybox@bbc.co.uk or tweet @moneybox

TikTok - time for change? Mar 07, 2020

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TikTok has been downloaded over 1.6 billion times and most of its users are young. They share videos and stream their activities live. The site allows people who have over 1000 followers to be given presents by other users in exchange for giving their account a 'shout out'. To give money you should be over eighteen. So how did a 9 year old girl gift thousands of pounds from her dad's bank account?

It will be at least another two years before estate agents and the property business will be regulated - that estimate from the man the government asked to propose reforms.

And why do student loan repayments take more from people who work and earn irregularly than if they had a steady salaried job?

Presenter: Paul Lewis Reporter: Daniel Whitworth Producer: Alex Lewis Editor: Emma Rippon

MBL - The future of giving Mar 04, 2020

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The traditional model of giving is in decline, no longer do people have a charity for life. Now the sector is coping with huge changes in the way people give from card payments, crowdfunding to adventure fundraising. Is sponsored skydiving becoming the raffle of the 21st Century?

Technology offers huge opportunities as well as challenges, with new software making fundraising easier as well as connecting charities to donors across the world. But how can smaller charities tap into this potential?Louise Cooper and her panel of guests ask whether charities are ready for these changes and what they mean for donors.

Joining Louise are- Kelly Southcott from charity consultancy Kivo Joe Saxton from charity research firm NPF Synergy

Email: moneybox:bbc.co.uk with questions and experiences for the panel.

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