If you are a Wakefield and District Housing (WDH) tenant, or if you live on a low
income in Wakefield there’s never been a better time to apply for a bank account.
We have arranged for our partners, White Rose Credit Union and Royal Bank of Scotland
(which now owns NatWest), to provide access to current and basic bank accounts to
meet your needs, even if you haven’t been able to get a bank account in the past.
White Rose Credit Union current bank account
White Rose Credit Union (WRCU) is offering all our tenants the opportunity to open
a current bank account and be able to take out affordable
loans.
We have just signed up our first tenant to pay rent by direct debit from a WRCU
bank account. Until then, this Hemsworth tenant did not have access to a bank account
and paid all his bills in cash. Along with all the other
benefits,
opening a bank account with the credit union means he can pay his utility bills
(gas, electricity and water) by direct debit, which will save him over £200 a year.
We will be sending leaflets to tenants soon with more information about WRCU current
accounts and low-cost loans.
You can find White Rose Credit Union branches at:
7a The Springs, Wakefield
14 Crosshills, Hemsworth
For details about WRCU current accounts, or affordable low-interest loans:
- Contact White Rose
Credit Union, email ask:ted using our
interactive form
or speak to your local Service Access Point (SAP).
NatWest "Step" Account
You’ll soon be able to open a basic bank account at your local SAP – or even in
the comfort of your own home!
Our staff are being specially trained so that, from November 2007, they’ll be able
to open NatWest "step" bank accounts – basic bank accounts without borrowing facilities
– for tenants at local SAP offices. They’ll be able to go through all the paperwork
with you, so you won’t need to visit the bank directly.
We are talking with NatWest to see if it will be possible to open bank accounts
with tenants at their own homes.
You can find NatWest branches at:
3 Ropergate, Pontefract
56 Westgate, Wakefield
1 Station Road, Ossett
For more details about basic bank accounts:
- Visit the NatWest website, email ask:ted using our
interactive form
or speak to your local SAP.
- Find out more about getting a WRCU current bank account or low-interest loan at
our upcoming drop-in
information sessions.