With Christmas around the corner, many of us will be turning our attention to our bank accounts ahead of the heavy period of spending to come. To help you with your Christmas coffers, Martin Lewis and the Money Saving Expert team have found a number of ways you can put as much as £1,000 into your pockets in time for the big day. From switching bank accounts to supermarket vouches, cashback bonuses to unclaimed benefits, there are a number of ways you can earn some bonus Christmas cash.

The Money Saving Expert team explained: “If we're not careful, the high-spend festive season can leave us with a serious financial hangover come January. “Moderation helps, but for those who want to indulge a little we've put together nine quick ways to get legit free cash (or vouchers) to help with the cost. “Some are small, some larger, some easy, some more complicated - but there should be something for everyone.

“And for each, we've put when you can expect the cash - all of these pay in full or in part before the big day.” Here are some of Martin Lewis and the Money Saving Expert team’s top tips for earning some easy money ahead of Christmas. Free £30 from Zing Zing is a prepaid travel card, owned by HSBC.

Newbies to the platform can get a welcome bonus of £30 when they sign up via a Money Saving Expert link and spend £5 on to the card before Thursday, November 21. The free £30 will be loaded on to the card within 30 days. Get cashback on Christmas shopping The Money Saving.