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8 years 1 month ago #184694 by iccsmate
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Ive had two letters posted within six months of each other from the dwp telling me i should not use my post office account to receive benefit payments and i should use a bank account instead.
can the dwp force me to stop me from using my post office account for my benefits. if we All stop using the post office to collect our benefits. will that mean that slowly post offices will be closed down. does it mean older people have to travel miles to get to a bank after there village post office closed down. does it mean some unwell people get stressed because they have to find a way to travel miles to a major town to a bank since there post office closed down because of lack of income from benefit payment and such like.
can the dwp force me to stop me from using my post office account for my benefits. if we All stop using the post office to collect our benefits. will that mean that slowly post offices will be closed down. does it mean older people have to travel miles to get to a bank after there village post office closed down. does it mean some unwell people get stressed because they have to find a way to travel miles to a major town to a bank since there post office closed down because of lack of income from benefit payment and such like.
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8 years 1 month ago #184735 by Gordon
The DWP are trying to move all claimants using Post Office Accounts to Bank Accounts, this is because of the cost involved in transferring money to these accounts. I don't expect the facility to be removed from existing benefits, but ne benefits such as Universal Credit no longer support Post Office Accounts.
A Post Office Account is a particular form of account, your local Post office can also provide Bank Accounts.
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iccsmate wrote: Ive had two letters posted within six months of each other from the dwp telling me i should not use my post office account to receive benefit payments and i should use a bank account instead.
can the dwp force me to stop me from using my post office account for my benefits. if we All stop using the post office to collect our benefits. will that mean that slowly post offices will be closed down. does it mean older people have to travel miles to get to a bank after there village post office closed down. does it mean some unwell people get stressed because they have to find a way to travel miles to a major town to a bank since there post office closed down because of lack of income from benefit payment and such like.
The DWP are trying to move all claimants using Post Office Accounts to Bank Accounts, this is because of the cost involved in transferring money to these accounts. I don't expect the facility to be removed from existing benefits, but ne benefits such as Universal Credit no longer support Post Office Accounts.
A Post Office Account is a particular form of account, your local Post office can also provide Bank Accounts.
Gordon
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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