Keeping an eye on your incomings and outgoings is a great way to help during difficult times and there are some simple steps you can take to keep your current account healthy.
Ensure you have paid sufficient cleared funds into your account to cover any direct debit and standing order payments. Make sure you have the funds in your account no later than 3.30pm on the day the payments are due to be made.
If you keep funds in more than one account, transfer these all into the account from which you make your regular payments.
Check your statements regularly. Keep a record of your debit card payments and make a note of the dates when your Direct Debit, Standing Order and Internal Transfer payments are due. Take these transactions into consideration when checking your available funds. Debit card transactions are not always reflected immediately in the available account balance.
Both are a great way to manage and check your money any time of the day from anywhere.
Change how your account is funded. For example, changing the method or source of funding and the timing of these.
Change Direct Debit, standing order payments and internal transfers so they occur at a better time. For example after you have been paid, or change to an alternative payment method.
Keep a record of any cheques you have written and when they’ve been paid, so you know the amount of available funds in your account.
If you have an unarranged overdrawn balance that you can’t repay, we can discuss this with you before you continue to use your current account.
For more help and support return to the worried about money hub.
Still have a questions? Contact our Customer Care Team for more help and support.
If you are experiencing temporary financial difficulties the first, and most important step, is to speak to our Arrears Management Team.