Premium Bonds update: NS&I reveals prize winners for April 2026 - will you take home the £1million jackpot?

Patrick O'Donnell
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:21:25 +0000

National Savings and Investments (NS&I) has announced the Premium Bonds prize winners for April 2026, but who took home the £1million jackpot?

Two lucky individuals won the top prize, with hundreds of other Britons securing smaller cash prizes from the Government-backed financial institution.

Unlike traditional savings accounts, which earn interest over time, Premium Bonds savers are enrolled in a monthly lottery which allows them to win cash prizes.

Every month, two bond holders win the £1million jackpot prize, with smaller amounts of £100,000, £50,000, £10,000 and more up for grabs.

The first jackpot winner for April 2026 comes from Hampshire and the Isle Of Wight with the winning bond number 511HH360429.

Their bond is valued at £34,650, with an overall holding of £50,000, and was purchased in August 2022.

NS&I has also revealed that the second Premium Bonds £1million jackpot winner resides in Surrey, with the winning bond number 519FV988513.

This individual purchased the bond in November 2022, which is valued at only £5,000, with their overall holding also coming to £50,000.

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Last week, NS&I came under fire for failing to administer payouts to bereaved family members of Premium Bond holders, which resulted in an intervention from the Government.

The financial institution apologised to the families impacted by the error and chief executive Dax Harkins resigned shortly after. He has been replaced by former HMRC boss Sir Jim Harra.

In a statement, NS&I said: "Families, beneficiaries and deceased customers’ estates do not need to take any immediate action. NS&I will contact estates that are affected and will publish further information for the beneficiaries of those estates in due course."

Speaking in the House of Commons, Pensions Minister Torsten Bell shared that the Government-backed back had notified the Treasury in December of "operational failures" in tracing funds.

In reaction to the scandal, AJ Bell's head of markets Dan Coatsworth said: "NS&I effectively competes with the banks as a savings brand and is extremely popular with individuals up and down the country.

"News that thousands of bereaved families faced delays accessing their relatives’ Premium Bonds will be bruising for its reputation. Trust is incredibly important in financial services, and savers might not look so fondly at NS&I following operational failures in the business."

Furthermore, research conducted by wealth management firm Quilter found that first-time Premium Bonds winners had to wait on average 3.1 years before receiving their first prize.

Notably, the data also highlighted that one in three (29 per cent) of Premium Bond holders who won their first prize in 2025 had a wait of over two years.