Keeping Britain Posted: How Post Office Banking Could Save the Network

Evidence of substantial increases in the cost of living for families across the UK has brought renewed urgency to the need to tackle the plight of people without access to bank accounts. The costs of financial exclusion are also increasing as, for example, utility providers impose punitive charges for those unable to pay by direct debit. And, compounding the problem, as the cost of financial exclusion rises, it is becoming even more difficult for the financially excluded to access core financial services.