Emily White

Senior News & Investigations Reporter

Emily has over six years of experience in journalism, starting her career as a local news reporter in 2018 before joining MSE in May 2021. She has tackled a range of critical topics at MSE, including consumer rights, energy, debt, and financial regulation.

Some of Emily's biggest stories include Ryanair's barring of customers who received Covid refunds, the shutdown of tax rebate firm Tax Credits Ltd for forgery, and discrepancies in the Warm Home Discount scheme. These stories have been covered by some of the UK's biggest newspaper outlets, including the Daily Mirror, the Daily Express, The Sun and The Guardian.

Emily has earned several award wins and nominations, including winning the Rising Star of the Year Award at the Headline Money Awards in 2023 and being shortlisted for the Wincott Foundation's Personal Finance Journalist of the Year Award alongside MSE founder Martin Lewis. In 2022, she also won an MHP's 30Under30 Young Journalist Award in the Personal Finance category.

Outside of journalism, Emily is passionate about writing plays and short fiction, and enjoys hiking, running, and reading.

Latest from Emily White

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Energy suppliers have been permanently banned from fitting prepayment meters into the homes of over-85s and those with chronic illnesses under a new code of practice. Firms also need to prove they meet the industry regulator's new code before restarting forced installations, plus they must now visit each home they plan to install meters into in advance.

17 April 2023

An investigation by the BBC appears to have uncovered the people behind a plague of scam adverts featuring MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) founder Martin Lewis, as well as others. The BBC says many of the ads are run by a single global network of scammers, while nearly a third of UK victims told the BBC they were lured in because the ads featured Martin.

17 April 2023

Sainsbury's shoppers with a Nectar card can now get discounts on around 300 items in store and online with the supermarket's new 'Nectar Prices' scheme. Pricing's been cut by between 15% and 60% on items in the scheme, so if you're planning to buy these items at Sainsbury's anyway, then scanning your Nectar card (or getting one if you don't already have one) is a no-brainer. See how the discounts stack up below.

10 April 2023

Many British Gas smart meter customers say they are still unable to track their energy usage, with some complaining they've been unable to check consumption regularly on the firm's app, website and in-house display for over a year. So if you're looking to monitor and cut your usage, you'll need to do this manually by taking meter readings yourself.

5 April 2023

People going through the menopause in England can now access cheaper HRT prescriptions as of Saturday 1 April with a new 'season ticket'. This could save hundreds of thousands of people £100s in prescription charges each year, according to the Government. Here's what you need to know.

4 April 2023

Tesco is making five major changes over the coming three months, which include changing the number of Clubcard points you earn at it forecourts from one point per £2 to one point per two litres of fuel from 14 June. Other changes will impact the Clubcard rewards scheme, online grocery shoppers, users of the supermarket's app, and Tesco Mobile customers. We've got all you need to know below.

2 April 2023

More than 1,000 Passport Office workers across the UK will walk out from today (3 April) through to 5 May as part of strike action over pay, pensions, redundancy terms and job security. Below we explain your travel and compensation rights if your passport application or renewal is delayed.

2 April 2023

Standard stamp prices are to rise by up to 16%, Royal Mail has confirmed. From Monday 3 April, the cost of first-class stamps will be hiked to £1.10 (up 15p from 95p), while second-class stamps will increase to 75p (up 7p from 68p).

30 March 2023

The Bank of England has increased the base rate from 4% to 4.25%. This rate is used by the central bank to charge other banks and lenders when they borrow money – and so it influences what borrowers pay and what savers earn.

27 March 2023

Barclays has announced a fresh round of bank branch closures, with 14 more locations set to shut in the summer – in addition to the 55 it had already announced would close this year. The latest closures now mean Barclays will close at least 69 branches by the end of 2023. Below we list the branches disappearing and what the alternatives are if you still want face-to-face banking.

26 March 2023

BT customers have complained that they've been forced into overdrafts after payments were wrongly taken twice this month. The telecommunications giant said it will refund any duplicate payments taken automatically.

24 March 2023

The maximum annual tax-free amount you can save into a pension once you've taken money out of it will rise from £4,000 to £10,000 from 6 April. Meanwhile, the amount you can save into your pension tax-free each year is also set to rise, as is the amount you can save into pensions over a lifetime. The shake-up was announced by the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in today's Budget.

21 March 2023

Tesco is changing one of its popular Clubcard perks which triples the value of points when you spend with one of its 'Reward Partners' from 14 June - from then, you'll only be able to double your points. We've got all the details below, including what you should do between now and 14 June to maximise your Clubcard points.

18 March 2023

Martin Lewis rounds up the key Spring Budget announcements

The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today announced a range of new tax, benefits and energy measures in his Budget. But, as MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis points out, income tax thresholds will remain frozen – meaning millions will be pulled into paying more tax through a process known as 'fiscal drag'. Below we round up the key announcements and you can also watch Martin's instant reaction.

17 March 2023

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More than a million households - including those in Northern Ireland, living in park homes or using alternative fuels - that have been waiting for energy support payments have now finally started to receive them. Some are being paid automatically, though others may need to apply.

7 March 2023

Now has increased the price of its monthly Boost (which enables ad-free viewing) and Sports memberships by £1 each a month. It means viewers who subscribe to both will pay an extra £2 a month. You're limited in what you can do to beat the price hike but you can cancel your subscription penalty-free if you're not happy.

1 March 2023