On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:53:05 +0000, Cynic
wrote:
>On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:29:42 +0000, Alang
>wrote:
>
>>>> Nothing I see here to say that
>>>> http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/banking_benefits-3
>>>
>>>The point is that, most of us find this figure not believable.
>>
>>So?
>>Most of who?
>>It's a realistic figure
>
>There are so many inconveniences to everyone in a houshold that lacks
>a bank account that I do not believe so many households would be
>without.
Well a reputable organisation has done a survey and those are the
figures produced. I haven't done a survey and neither have you. If you
don't accept they were accurate for the time they were produced then I
suggest you produce something that proves it
>
>Just for starters, I should think that only poor people would consider
>not having an account, and the greatest majority of such people would
>be receiving some form of state benefit which these days is far easier
>to handle if you have a bank account of some description.
>
>Unless of course the figure is pedantic, and excludes building society
>accounts.
Some accounts are of a savings/investment type only and don't have any
facilities. I've found these very easy to open |