Found old Premium Bonds, advice please

epskie

Hello,

I've found some old Premium Bonds belonging to my MIL, she has Alzheimers and is in a care facility. Can anybody advise me what to do with them please? They aren't worth much at all but if she has ever won prizes on them then will they still be waiting for her? I am unsure about the whole thing and some advice would be greatly welcomed.

Many Thanks.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

contact NS&I, with details, bondholders address, bond numbers.

Click.

Michael_Corleone

To see if there are any unclaimed 'wins', go here:

http://www.nsandi.com/savings-premium-bonds-have-i-won

Enter the 'holders number' and select 'unclaimed prizes' from the drop down menu, hit return.

Then contact NS&I as stated above.

epskie

Thank you. I just have the old paper premium bond - is it possible to find the Holder's number on there?

barak

epskie wrote: »

Thank you. I just have the old paper premium bond - is it possible to find the Holder's number on there?

No, it's not. Contact NS&I as suggested explaining the circumstances. If somebody has Power of Attorney it will make things much easier.

troubleinparadise

Contact NS&I to find out the procedure. They will not allow you to do anything with your mother's Premium Bonds - whether surrendering them or just continuing to hold/operate them for her - without seeing a certified copy of the Power of Attorney, which they will make a note of for their files.

Do not send the original Power of Attorney (whether EPA or LPA), only a certified copy - sometimes the person you speak to mistakenly asks for the original; a copy will suffice. If the original goes missing, you'll have real problems.