The Department of Social Care wishes to confirm that its customers can still choose to have their benefit paid by way of vouchers, cashable at a post office.
Minister for Social Care, Howard Quayle MHK said:
'Earlier this month the Department wrote again to around 3,200 child benefit customers urging them to fill in their re-claim form for child benefit and return it to the Department. That form stated that customers with a bank or building society account would have their child benefit paid into that account by direct credit transfer from April. I would like to confirm that anyone – whether they have a bank or building society account or not – can choose to have their child benefit paid at a post office, rather than into a bank or building society account.'
The Minister went on to say:
'Anyone wishing to be paid their child benefit at a post office should write that on their claim form. If they have already sent their re-claim form to the Department giving their bank account details, but would prefer to be paid at a post office, they should get in touch with the Child Benefit Unit by e-mail at childbenefit.dsc@gov.im or by telephoning +44 1624 685107.'
