National Savings and Investments

Interest Rates

Variable gross rates*	Current	Current	New	New
Rate pa	AER**	Rate pa	AER**
Income Bonds	£25,000+	1.45%	1.46%	1.00%	1.00%
New rates from 18 March 2009	£500-£24,999	1.20%	1.21%	0.70%	0.70%
Investment Account	£50,000+	0.50%	0.50%	0.30%	0.30%
New rates from 18 March 2009	£25,000+	0.40%	0.40%	0.30%	0.30%
£10,000+u	0.40%	0.40%	0.20%	0.20%
£5,000+u	0.30%	0.30%	0.20%	0.20%
£500+u	0.30%	0.30%	0.20%	0.20%
£1 to £500u	0.30%	0.30%	0.20%	0.20%
Variable tax-free rates†	Current	Current	New	New
Rate pa	AER**	Rate pa	AER**
Direct ISA
New rate from 18 March 2009	1.80%	1.80%	1.30%	1.30%
Cash ISA
New rate from 18 March 2009	0.90%	0.90%	0.50%	0.50%
T Cash ISA
New rate from 18 March 2009	0.90%	0.90%	0.50%	0.50%
*	Gross is the taxable rate of interest payable without the deduction of UK Income Tax.
**	AER (Annual Equivalent Rate) enables you to compare interest rates from different financial institutions on a like-for-like basis. It shows what the notional annual rate would be if interest was compounded each time it was credited or paid out. Where interest is credited once a year the rate quoted and the AER will be the same.
u	These interest rate tiers have now been combined into one tier.
	These interest rate tiers have now been combined into one tier.
†	Tax-free means that the return is exempt from UK Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax at all rates of taxation.

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