Cast your mind back to 1957 for chance to claim prize

BEING sensible with money might be a Yorkshire trait but it doesn’t seem to apply when it comes to claiming Premium Bond prizes.
November 1956:  Mr C Fetrich buys a Premium Bond during the first day of saleNovember 1956:  Mr C Fetrich buys a Premium Bond during the first day of sale
November 1956: Mr C Fetrich buys a Premium Bond during the first day of sale

More than 54,000 prizes worth over £2.3m remain unclaimed across Yorkshire, ranging from a modest £25 to £5,000.

Some of the unclaimed prizes date back to the 1950s and 1960s, with one for £25 owned by a South Yorkshire man dating back to a draw in November 1957.

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Across the UK. over 928,000 prizes worth over £41m remain unclaimed.

National Savings & Investments is calling on people who come forward to claim their prizes and to sign up to a scheme where prizes are paid directly into their bank accounts.

Prizes can go unclaimed as a result of change in people’s addresses or if Bonds were bought for them as a child and they have lost track of them.

Jill Waters, of NS&I, said: “It is likely that the winners of the unclaimed prizes are unaware or have forgotten that they have Premium Bonds. Prizes often become unclaimed as a result of people moving house, or forgetting that Bonds have been bought for them as a child, or executors are unaware the Bonds are held when someone dies.

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“By opting to manage your Premium Bonds online you could reduce the risk of missing out on prizes as they can be paid directly into your bank account.”

There is no time limit for claiming prizes. People can write, quoting name and address, date of birth and, if known, their Premium Bonds holder’s number to Premium Bonds, NS&I, Glasgow, G58 1SB.