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Bank account
Unless there are special circumstances, it is a condition of every benefit that the client provides or opens a bank account or membership to a credit union to receive their benefit payment.
Bank
An appropriate bank is:
- a private savings bank, a trustee savings bank or The Co-operative Bank
- a registered bank which on the 31st March 1987 was a trading bank or
- any other registered bank or a building society approved by the Minister after consultation with the Minister of Finance
For more information see:
- Processing standards Bank account [no link find out why]
Legislation
- Payment of benefits, tax on benefits, debts and deductions part 6, subpart 5 sections 337-340, 346-348 Social Security Act 2018
- Requirements for regrant of specified benefits regulation 190 Social Security Regulations 2018
