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Stewartry residents left struggling to access cash due to bank closures
19.07.2022 - 11:11 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Stewartry residents are struggling to access cash due to a string of bank closures.
A report by the Scottish Affairs Committee’s Access to Cash in Scotland report has found that 53 per cent of the country’s banks have closed since 2015.
The Stewartry has been particularly badly hit, with Dalbeattie having had no bank since 2017. Kirkcudbright will be in the same situation when the Bank of Scotland shuts next month, with TSB in Castle Douglas closing last year.
The committee fears the closures will affect people who do not use online banking or have struggled to adapt to digital payments.
Chairman and SNP MSP Pete Wishart said: “While the move to digital banking and payments has offered a method at which to do transactions that many of us enjoy, we cannot forget the 500,000 people in Scotland who rely on cash in their day-to-day lives.
“With the cost of living crisis deepening, many people are using cash for budgeting.
“But what is deeply worrying is that bank branches are closing at a record rate with very limited research or thought conducted of the possible widespread implications.”
The report urges the UK Government to support free access to cash through free-to-use ATMs in the most rural and deprived areas of the UK. It is currently provided by voluntary organisations such as Link’s Financial Inclusion Programme.
The committee’s concerns are echoed by Age Scotland.
Head of policy and communications, Adam Stachura, said: “As the cost of living rises, it is more important than ever that older people can access their money in cash form for free whenever they need to. Many older people would be lost without cash, which allows them to confidently and safely budget, spend and feel in control of their finances.
“This is particularly
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