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Premium Bonds holders have been urged to hand over SIX bits of information to National Savings and Investments in a bid to track down unclaimed cash. Over 2.6 million Premium Bond prizes worth a combined £106 million are waiting to be claimed.

While NS&I gives out most prizes automatically, for older Bonds, this is impossible. It means people need to reach out to the financial provider, which is backed by the Treasury, according to personal finance experts.

BBC and ITV star Martin Lewis' team at Money Saving Expert said: "An unclaimed prize is defined as one that hasn't been claimed within 18 months of being won – so there will be other prizes won in the last 18 months that are also waiting to be claimed but aren't factored into these figures."

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