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13 March 2023 07:00

Personal cash withdrawals up 8% year-on-year as Post Office aims to reach £330k Trussell Trust fundraising target this month

Personal cash withdrawals totalled £702 million in February, up 8% year-on-year (£650 million, February 2022). Post Office is giving 1p for every cash withdrawal over the counter to Trussell Trust. Since November, over £275,000 has been raised. Post Office hopes to reach its £330,000 target by end of March. Personal cash withdrawals were steady month-on-month (£709 million, January 2023). The sho

25 February 2023 07:00

Red Sea resorts may be 2023’s bargain choice after the Egyptian pound crashed against sterling at a time when other holiday favourites have seen their currencies surge in value

A dramatic fall in the value of the Egyptian pound could make Sharm el-Sheikh and other Red Sea resorts a bargain choice for Britons looking to holiday abroad in 2023

22 February 2023 09:17

Post Office’s annual economic impact greater than Heathrow Airport, independent report finds

A new report reveals the Post Office has an economic impact of £4.7bn, more than the annual economic impact of Heathrow Airport.

21 February 2023 10:56

All Royal Mail international services reinstated at Post Offices

All Royal Mail international services have been reinstated at Post Offices.

13 February 2023 07:00

Personal cash deposits up over 9% month-on-month; driven by energy voucher cash in Northern Ireland

New figures today reveal personal cash deposits at Post Offices totalled £1.4 billion in January, up over 9% compared with December. The Post Office has attributed the increase to an almost 100% rise in cash deposits in Northern Ireland in January.

9 February 2023 16:55

Post Office and Western Union money transfer service now available in 2,600 branches

Post Office and Western Union have today announced that their partnership has now gone live in over 2,600 Post Offices, offering cross-border, cross-currency money transfers from Western Union for the first time

7 February 2023 07:00

Rollout of all 500,000 energy vouchers is complete in Northern Ireland, with 80% of total vouchers also now redeemed, reveals Post Office

The Post Office confirms that all 500,000 energy vouchers, issued on behalf of the Government to households in Northern Ireland, have now been dispatched.

31 January 2023 15:01

Over half of total energy vouchers redeemed by households in Northern Ireland, says Post Office

Over half of energy vouchers, issued on behalf of the Government to households in Northern Ireland, have now been redeemed according to Post Office data.

26 January 2023 15:30

£232m worth of Christmas gifts returned, as cost if living crisis bites

Almost a third plan to return, regift, sell or donate their gifts from last Christmas, with one in five doing so to help manage the cost-of-living crisis

16 January 2023 07:00

£600 energy voucher rollout begins in Northern Ireland today

The first £600 energy vouchers from the Government for households in Northern Ireland have started arriving through letterboxes

11 January 2023 09:14

Post Office urges Great Britain energy customers to claim their £66 October Energy Bills Support Scheme payment before vouchers expire in January

Post Office branches in Great Britain have already processed nearly three million Energy Bill Support Scheme (EBSS) vouchers to help people claim the £400 government energy discount.

9 January 2023 07:00

Rail strikes, freezing weather and bank deposit limits see fall in cash deposits at Post Offices

New figures today reveal a fall in business cash deposits at Post Offices in December, attributed to last month’s rail strikes, freezing weather and on-going bank deposit limits impacting the hospitality sector.

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