# Energy fixes are back! | Best ISAs for 2026/7 | Council Tax Change

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Podcast: [The Martin Lewis Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-martin-lewis-podcast-644025)
Published: 2026-04-16T16:43:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002tp81
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## Resource

Energy bills are in the news and this may be a crucial moment. In this podcast Martin explains the Energy Price Cap, and the firms offering fixes cheaper than the Price Cap. It’s a new tax year, and that means all UK adults have a new £20,000 tax-free ISA allowance to use. Martin runs through your options of where to put your money. Martin explains why a change on council tax debt collection which will mean vulnerable people will have more time and support to settle their outstanding council tax bills has put him in a good mood. Listeners Tell Us about financial mistakes that turned out to be a good move. And will Adrian get this week’s Money Mastermind? This week the question is about savings interest. If you want to ask Martin a question, you now can! His Question Time podcast lets you ask Martin absolutely anything and everything (within reason!) – so if you’ve always wanted to know what colour his eyes are, what he's planning to do in his eventual retirement, or have a very complicated question about your personal finances, email it to MartinLewisPodcast@bbc.co.uk .

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