Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 111636

Department for Work and Pensions: Credit Unions

Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026

Question

Gareth Thomas

Labour (Co-op)Harrow West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable them to join a credit union.

Answer

Andrew Western
DWP has existing arrangements with three of the UK’s leading credit unions: COMMSAVE, HEY (Hull and East Yorkshire) and VOYAGER.The payroll savings scheme with credit unions is part of DWP’s wider financial wellbeing toolkit, which is readily available to...

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