yougov.finance bribe

Band7

Ah well.😭😭

masonic

datz said:

masonic said:

creditavenger said:

Oh dear that's a shame.....

Some confusion in the wording of YouGov's reported messages  re "Bank Accounts" vs "Rewards".

So I guess the limit is 10 Bank accounts linked and 2 Rewards claimed within a three month period. Disappointing, but still a useful recurring £100 to be had every 3 months.

Also on the upside, there's now no point in holding on to those multiple old TSB Spend and Save accounts - can close them down and get some new ones which still pay TSB's £5 monthly reward now.

I hope you are right about that and it's not 2 rewards claimed from this point onward. The 10 bank account limit already prevents more than one reward being claimed in a 3 month period, does it not?

On the finance site, mine states: "You currently have no rewards left to redeem."

The way I had understood it was that I had filled my quota of 10/10 rewarded bank accounts.

On the main YouGov app, I am a few hundred points away from the next redemption, but there is no indication of any limitations or restrictions on that side.

Weirdly, a bunch of my submitted accounts have disappeared from the Manage page, and then all of my TSB accounts (under additional profiles) have had their access expire (with corresponding "Reconsent" buttons).

Yes, this makes sense. Looking at my account history over on the main YouGov site I can see I've got points for 8 accounts, so the "2 rewards" must be in respect of additional accounts in the 3 month period, rather than £50 cash-outs. Just a coincidence that the previous poster also had 2 remaining. Quite a few of my accounts were less than 3 months old, so I will just need to selectively refresh them when the time comes to ensure I get points for as many current accounts / credit cards as possible

Nick_C

Nick_C said:

Just did a YouGov survey, and at the end was invited to share data via Yougov "Safe".

The rewards aren't particularly generous.  75 points each for sharing viewing history for Apple TV, Disney+, Netflix, Prime Video, Steam Gaming, YouTube, and Amazon Shopping.

(I never used to bother with YouGov surveys because it took so long to get to the £50 redemption level, but with the Finance bribe I'm finding they are worth it.)

Update on this.  I went ahead and linked Apple TV, Prime video, Netflix, and YouTube.  They paid 75 points each.  Meh.  But YouTube refreshes every 30 days, and the others refresh every 14 days!

I also had this e-mail yesterday 

"Earn more points in less time with YouGov Safe

YouGov Safe is our newest innovation that allows you to get rewarded for securely sharing data from apps like YouTube or Disney+.

Instead of answering lots of survey questions about the shows you watch on Netflix, you can now upload your viewership history in seconds and earn YouGov points every week!

Login and head over to the new Safe tab to start earning today!"

If this really does credit every two weeks, and isn't include in the new Finance cap, then it is worth it.

PRAISETHESUN

Just got an email from YouGov stating the following. Seems they've made some changes to limit the number of accounts you can link, and thus the rewards you can get.

New requirements for YouGov Finance

Hi YouGov member, We have made some changes to the eligibility criteria for earning points with YouGov Finance. With immediate effect, the new requirements are as follows: You can only connect a maximum of 10 bank accounts or credit cards accounts at the same time. Only GBP (British Pound Sterling) accounts are eligible to connect. You will be eligible to receive points for up to 10 connected accounts every 3 months, each time you renew your consent to sharing data from them.  If you want to add a new account while having 10 already connected, you must first disconnect an account.  With a maximum of 10 accounts connected, you can still earn up to 5000 points every 3 months. That’s enough to redeem a £50 reward. Thank you for taking part in YouGov Finance.

Bazzalona13295

I apparently have 6 rewards 'left to redeem' which about tallies with the newer accounts I set up.

I was going to give it a month then try to link them again, get the 500 points x 6, but not sure now whether to do that?

alibean121

It won’t accept newer accounts at all. There’s nothing to lose by trying to link them.

I’ve never done this before and just yesterday decided to set it up. From a personal data perspective I decided to link up the accounts with limited actual activity and it declined my NatWest account with a note saying it was too new when I tried to add it. I was able to just pick a different one instead. They aren’t wrong - it was 2 weeks old. The Santander account I opened in Feb was accepted.

Bazzalona13295

alibean121 said:

It won’t accept newer accounts at all. There’s nothing to lose by trying to link them.

I’ve never done this before and just yesterday decided to set it up. From a personal data perspective I decided to link up the accounts with limited actual activity and it declined my NatWest account with a note saying it was too new when I tried to add it. I was able to just pick a different one instead. They aren’t wrong - it was 2 weeks old. The Santander account I opened in Feb was accepted.

All mine have been accepted, but the general consensus was they won't be eligible for any payment till at least a month old. But as they're 'in' I'm loathe now to try to relink them in case they're refused.
May as well just wait, we'll see.

k_man

alibean121 said:

It won’t accept newer accounts at all. There’s nothing to lose by trying to link them.

I’ve never done this before and just yesterday decided to set it up. From a personal data perspective I decided to link up the accounts with limited actual activity and it declined my NatWest account with a note saying it was too new when I tried to add it. I was able to just pick a different one instead. They aren’t wrong - it was 2 weeks old. The Santander account I opened in Feb was accepted.

That message is new, probably as part of the 10 accounts limit.
New or non-active accounts used to add, but just not give any points

alibean121

Bazzalona13295 said:

alibean121 said:

It won’t accept newer accounts at all. There’s nothing to lose by trying to link them.

I’ve never done this before and just yesterday decided to set it up. From a personal data perspective I decided to link up the accounts with limited actual activity and it declined my NatWest account with a note saying it was too new when I tried to add it. I was able to just pick a different one instead. They aren’t wrong - it was 2 weeks old. The Santander account I opened in Feb was accepted.

All mine have been accepted, but the general consensus was they won't be eligible for any payment till at least a month old. But as they're 'in' I'm loathe now to try to relink them in case they're refused.
May as well just wait, we'll see.

Yes sorry so I think their new system is now clearer up front and just won’t take anything new or inactive - which is probably good.

AmityNeon

It's not just the age of the account, but also when and how many transactions have occurred since the account was opened.

E.g.

1. Credit card: 3+ years old; numerous transactions in the two-year access history; most recent transaction 112 days old. Awarded 500 points.
2. Current account: 3+ years old; two transactions 472 days old in the two-year access history; two transactions occurring less than an hour after linking with TrueLayer, but almost 24 hours before being awarded 500 points.
3. Current account: 40 days old; first transaction 34 days old; three transactions 8 days old. Awarded 500 points.
4. Current account: 46 days old; first (and only) transaction 46 days old. No points awarded.
5. Current account: 7+ years old; most recent transaction 618 days old. No points awarded.
6. Savings account: 142 days old; first (and only) transaction 1 day old. No points awarded.

Essentially for newer accounts, now that their systems prevent adding accounts too new to qualify, ensure there are at least a couple of transactions in the opening period before linking.