A Bill to require banks to provide current accounts for homeless people seeking work; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
4 May 2021
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This Bill would require banks to provide basic current accounts to homeless people who are seeking work. It aims to remove barriers to banking and financial inclusion for people experiencing homelessness, enabling access to wages and benefits where needed, and covers related measures to support this objective.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons and has not progressed beyond that point.
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10 Feb 2020
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
