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<p>The Department for Work and Pensions provides Post Office card accounts to ensure
that customers can continue to access their benefits and pensions in this way.</p><p>
</p><p>As of October 2018 there were just under 1.2m active Post Office card accounts.
In line with our wider policy on financial inclusion, we have always made it clear
that payment into a bank, building society or credit union is the preferred way for
all benefits to be paid.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested about the number
of disabled social security and pension recipients is not available.</p>
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