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<p>The Department is committed to supporting the Department’s customers to access
their benefit and pension payments as we transform our payment exception services.</p><p>
</p><p>Access to a standard account through a bank, building society or credit union
enables citizens to benefit from the wider range of financial services and to achieve
greater financial inclusion.</p><p> </p><p>The Post Office delivers every day banking
services for a large number of banks and building societies to enable citizens with
a standard account to withdraw cash, free of charge, deposit cash and cheques and
make balance enquires at any Post Office counter including mobile Post Office branches.</p><p>
</p><p>The full range of every day personal banking services that the Post Office
delivers from any Post Office branch, and for whom they deliver them, is available
on the Post Office website <a href="https://www.postoffice.co.uk/everydaybanking"
target="_blank">https://www.postoffice.co.uk/everydaybanking</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The
new payment exception service will ensure that customers can continue to access cash
in their local area.</p>
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