{"id":48976,"date":"2026-05-26T11:29:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/48976\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T11:29:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:29:28","slug":"barclays-next-working-day-alert-as-customers-may-not-realise-they-qualify-for-200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/48976\/","title":{"rendered":"Barclays &#8216;next working day&#8217; alert as customers may not realise they qualify for \u00a3200"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You need to complete several actions to be eligible for the cash<\/p>\n<p>11:27, 26 May 2026Updated 11:27, 26 May 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A woman checks her finances\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Barclays-4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Barclays customers may be eligible for some bonus cash\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Barclays customers may be eligible for some bonus cash(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Barclays is offering <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/money\/barclays-natwest-offering-free-200-37125327\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">bonus cash payments<\/a> to certain customers, but there are some crucial deadlines to keep in mind. The bank will contact eligible customers directly regarding these payments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">By switching your current account to a Barclays Bank Account, you could pocket <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/barclays\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">a \u00a3200 payment<\/a>. You&#8217;ll need to arrange a full switch via the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/barclays\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Barclays<\/a> app, which includes closing your existing account. Your switch must include at least two direct debits and must be arranged through the Current Account Switch Service. If you&#8217;re eyeing up this offer, you&#8217;ll need to act fast. You have to begin your switch by Thursday, May 28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, should you miss the May 28 deadline, there may still be a chance to secure the offer. Guidance <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barclays.co.uk\/current-accounts\/switch-offer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">on the Barclays website<\/a> notes: &#8220;If you have any issues switching on the final day of the campaign, you&#8217;ll still be eligible if you start the switch the next working day (and you meet all the other criteria).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>State Pensioners to face major tax change30-day rule<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Another important deadline to remember is that your switch must be finalised within 30 days of opening your new account. Additionally, you must deposit a minimum of \u00a32,000 into the account within the same 30-day period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Once all the steps have been completed, Barclays will transfer the \u00a3200 into your new account within 45 working days of you fulfilling the requirements. The Barclays guidance states: &#8220;You&#8217;ll get a text once you&#8217;ve reached the eligibility criteria and verification checks have been completed &#8211; there&#8217;s no need to contact us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Customers who have previously accepted a switching incentive from Barclays will not qualify for the offer. This includes any switch offers where you moved your current account over to the bank.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Barclays branch\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Barclays-2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Barclays customers may be eligible for some bonus cash\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Barclays customers may be eligible for some bonus cash(Image: Google)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">To be eligible, you must be aged 18 or over and a UK resident. The offer is exclusively available when switching to a Barclays Bank Account in a sole name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The offer is not available for switching to a Barclays Basic Bank Account. The switch must be made from a non-Barclays account, meaning transferring from an existing Barclays account will not be accepted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You need to complete several actions to be eligible for the cash 11:27, 26 May 2026Updated 11:27, 26&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48977,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[21264],"tags":[7857,665,3343,12006],"class_list":["post-48976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barclays","tag-apps","tag-banks","tag-barclays","tag-current-accounts"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116640649232724364","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}