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Written question asked by Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru) on Wednesday, 1 December 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 3 December 2021. It was answered by Guy Opperman (Conservative) on Friday, 3 December 2021 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Post Office Card Account: Social Security Benefits

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of requiring people whose benefit payments are paid into a Post Office card account to set up an alternative arrangement on people in (a) Ceredigion and (b) other rural areas.

Answer

The Department expects that benefit claimants and pensioners will benefit from the additional services that transactional accounts offer compared to Post Office card accounts


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
85345
Session
2021-22
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Social security benefits Rural areas Post office card account Ceredigion
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk