Making Money Easier

There are lots of good reasons for having a Bank Account. Here are some of them.

• To keep your money safe
• To pay your benefits into
• To pay your wages into
• To pay money presents into
• For paying your bills

And there’s also a helpful checklist for you to print off and complete.

Keeping your money safe

It is a good idea to keep your money in a Bank Account because the Bank will keep it safe for you. It is much safer to put your money there than to keep it at home.

You can pay money in to the Bank and they will look after it for you. Then you can take the money out later, when you need it.

Paying in your benefits



When you have a Bank Account you can have your benefits paid into it.

Paying in your wages




You can have the money you earn from work paid into a Bank Account.

Paying in Money Presents


You can pay in money that you get as a present to keep it safe.You can pay cheques into a Bank Account. You can give another person money as a present.

Paying bills

You can pay bills from a Bank AccountYou can pay rent from a Bank Account.

You can pay for your shopping from a Bank Account.

Anyone can need a Bank Account.