
Generation Y


What to expect in the Spending Review: me for BBC News
Today is the Spending Review – and Rishi Sunak is outlining the government’s spending priorities for the year ahead. I spoke to BBC News about


Saving is BACK – but what does the future hold?
Over the past couple of days, I’ve been talking a LOT about saving. Later I’ll be back doing one of my fave things in the


Enough is enough. Young people must live, love and object to further restrictions
Young people should no longer tolerate being ignored and mistreated while flawed science and weak political leadership blights their future. Here’s why Young Money doesn’t


How financial brands should react to Covid
This week the ‘Rule of Six’ came into force, with people facing fines of up to £3,200 if they don’t abide by the new measure


Iona joins Paul Johnson for new radio series: “The Austerity Audit”
One or two of you may have spotted this over the weekend in the press radio previews: I’m really pleased to confirm I’ll be joining


Radio 1’s Money Hacker Iona answers YOUR questions!
Iona is proud to be Radio 1’s Money Hacker in residence and she returned to the programme this week to take listeners’ questions on the


Iona on BBC’s GrownupLand podcast
So I was invited on the BBC’s GrownupLand podcast recently to talk about young people + money… We ended up having a really interesting natter


Top money wisdom from me and two experts #cashchats
If you enjoyed yesterday’s video on budgeting, check out this slightly longer webinar if you want some more in-depth hacks on how to budget like


Top money hacks for global millennials during COVID-19 #spon
First there was Brexit, now we have coronavirus…boy it’s been a bumpy road if you’re a global millennial, used to travelling and working wherever you


Half of young Brits ‘borrowing to survive’
Around half of all 18 – 34 year olds in the UK have got into more debt during COVID-19 just to pay for household basics,


How much are young people borrowing during COVID-19?
So NOW we know what happens when you lock down pretty much the entire consumer economy: GDP and spending plummets, while debt repayments and saving


How banks can help the COVID-19 generation
Lenin once said: “There are whole decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” In recent months, we have watched the most


Iona on BBC News Facebook Live: taking YOUR questions
We were live answering your questions about how the coronavirus pandemic could affect your job, and your money. BBC… Posted by BBC News on Tuesday, 2


Covid-19 News Round-up: Updates on furlough and self-employed
The government’s extension of the Job Retention Scheme (JRS), which has seen 8.4 million workers ‘furloughed’ by their employers since March, may not be enough


I moved out for lockdown. Can I get my rent reduced?
Dear Iona, I’m a recent graduate and I’d moved to London for my first job in October and started renting a room in a house


The lowdown on your lockdown finances with Iona (Radio 1)
I gave Radio 1’s listeners the lowdown on lockdown and what it means for their finances. Here’s what we covered: the deal with benefits, the


Young Money World: Iona on BBC’s Your Questions Answered
Iona Bain and Dan Whitworth from BBC Radio 4’s Money Box answer viewers’ questions on big financial issues posed by the ongoing lockdown crisis. Topics


Iona speaks to the Feminist Finance Podcast
This week Iona Bain, founder of the Young Money blog, joins the podcast to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on women’s and young people’s finances.


Can advisers help young people during Covid-19? Iona on Money Marketing podcast
I was really pleased to be invited onto the Money Marketing podcast recently to talk about how financial advisers can reach young people – aka


Covid-19 news round-up: inflation, unemployment, students and mental health
Inflation – that’s the rate of price rises in the economy – tumbled to 0.8% in April, its lowest level in three years, thanks to


Chatting finance on R1’s Life Hacks podcast
It was fantastic to make my debut on Radio 1’s Life Hacks podcast recently for a Corona finance special. I joined Katie Thistleton and Dr


Young people: the economic victims of COVID-19
We’re all in this together. Or are we? It’s hard not to notice that, although the virus itself may target the older population, its effects


Debt with the times: how to borrow in a pandemic
The three things we’re most likely to be worried about the moment are our health (both physical and mental), our loved ones and, of course,


UK ‘financially divided’ by COVID-19, finds Linkedin #ad
Coronavirus is financially dividing the UK, with half of Brits bolstering their finances while the other half struggle to survive. The research comes after Young


Can I get a refund on my holiday?
Dear Iona, My boyfriend and I have flights and a three night trip booked for Spain in July. We booked with a budget airline and


SUCCESS! Lifetime Isa penalty CUT after Young Money pressure
Young Money Blog has played a key role in supporting young savers during coronavirus after it succeeded, along with key industry figures, in persuading the


Don’t make millennials pay for COVID-19
I recently wrote the foreword to Common Vision’s Millennials and Banking report, outlining my concerns about how this latest crisis could derail the younger generations


Money and why it matters: Iona in Scottish Sun
ICYMI, Iona wrote the main op-ed for the Scottish Sun on Saturday (29 February), with some quick and simple tips that everyone can put into


The Young Money guide to staying sane at work!
Some of us may feel lucky just to get the gig – but that doesn’t make having a full-time job any easier. Whether you work


Back to black: how to get the better of your overdraft
A huge overhaul of bank overdrafts in the UK is likely to leave 16-24 year olds on “arranged” deals with their banks worse off, Britain’s