UK public has ‘reasonable’ access to cash, regulators say

But pandemic made it difficult for people to access and pay with cash, new research finds

Currency and finance news

Most people have “reasonable” access to cash in the UK, according to new research from the Financial Conduct Authority and Payment Systems Regulator.

However, a rising number of people are finding it “difficult” to cope, with fewer businesses accepting cash in the wake of the pandemic.

According to the regulators’ latest Access to Cash survey, 95.4% of the UK population is currently within 2 kilometres of a free cash access point.

This could be via any of the 72,055 cash access points

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.