NS&I August Premium Bonds draw delayed to Aug 3

The August 2026 Premium Bonds prize draw will announce its two £1 million jackpot winners on Monday, August 3, a two-day delay from the usual first-of-the-month schedule. The postponement is a standard procedural move by National Savings and Investments (NSI) because August 1 fell on a Saturday, and the organization conducts its major prize announcements on the first working day of the month.

While the top prize winners will be revealed on August 3, the vast majority of bondholders must wait until Tuesday, August 4, to check if they have won any other prizes. On that date, NSI will update its online Prize Checker, mobile app, and other official channels. The August draw is expected to distribute more than 6.4 million tax-free prizes from a total fund of approximately £447 million. In addition to the two £1 million jackpots, the prize breakdown includes 85 awards of £100,000, 172 of £50,000, and 342 of £25,000, alongside thousands of smaller prizes starting at £25.

Premium Bonds are a government-backed savings product where instead of earning interest, each £1 bond is entered into a monthly prize draw. Over 22 million people in the UK hold the bonds, with individual holdings...