Trish
22-04-06, 17:02
Struggling with our health issues is bad enough, but for some, like myself, who have to live on DSS benefits adds lots of unwanted stress.
I found out two weeks ago (to my cost) that i had incurred £70 bank charges, as the bank had returned 2 direct debits that had come out before my benefit was paid in. When my benefit was paid in the bank swallowed it up!
To cut a long story short, i then found out that it is against the law for the bank to take money (for charges) from your account that has been paid in by the DSS for your benefit payments. The banks know this, as do the DSS, but it is not common knowledge and not advertized.
Today my bank re-paid me.
I just thought that people living on benefits should know this, and if it just helps one person to have less stress at a time when they don't need anymore, it will make me feel a little happier.
I found out two weeks ago (to my cost) that i had incurred £70 bank charges, as the bank had returned 2 direct debits that had come out before my benefit was paid in. When my benefit was paid in the bank swallowed it up!
To cut a long story short, i then found out that it is against the law for the bank to take money (for charges) from your account that has been paid in by the DSS for your benefit payments. The banks know this, as do the DSS, but it is not common knowledge and not advertized.
Today my bank re-paid me.
I just thought that people living on benefits should know this, and if it just helps one person to have less stress at a time when they don't need anymore, it will make me feel a little happier.