NS&I (National Savings and Investments) is one of the largest savings organisations in the UK, with over 26 million customers and more than £100 billion invested. NS&I separated from the Post Office Savings Bank in 1969, becoming National Savings. In 1996, it became an Executive Agency of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
£1.8bn in lost investments that can be searched by National Savings and Investments include: • British Savings Bonds • Capital Bonds • Children's Bonus Bonds • Deposit Bonds • FIRST Option Bonds • Fixed Rate • Savings Bonds • Income Bonds • Investment Accounts • ISA or Direct ISA • Ordinary Account • Pensioner's Bonds • Premium Bonds • Save As You Earn • Savings Certificates • Yearly Plans; in addition to old Post Office savings accounts and savings certificates.
The Unclaimed Prize database currently holds £56,223,325. Five savers still haven't claimed £100,000 prizes. Many prizes are owed heirs of deceased relatives and owners who received Premium Bonds long ago as a child, and have since forgotten of their existence. here is no time limit on claims, which are paid with interest.