Which? responds as Barclays announces pop up 'banking pods'

Jenny Ross, Which? Money Editor, said:  "Cash remains hugely important for a significant minority who use it to pay for everyday essentials and keep track of their spending as the cost of living crisis goes on, yet banks such as Barclays continue to close hundreds of branches, making it harder for people to deposit and withdraw it. "Proposals to plug gaps left by bank branch closures may well be part of the solution to protect access to cash, but must be rolled out in much larger numbers and far more quickly in order for people to feel their benefits. "Such proposals must be backed up by long-awaited government legislation which should introduce guaranteed minimum levels of free access to cash so that people don't have to pay to access their own money."

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