AQW 22174/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities how many people in receipt of benefits or state pension, who have not registered a bank account with her Department, still rely on a Post Office Card Account.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 10 September 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 10 September 2021
- Answer due by
- 27 September 2021
- Answered
- 27 September 202117 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
As of 31 August 2021, the Department for Communities had c34k customers using the Post Office card account (POca) to receive their benefit and pension payments.