Written Question·Treasury·UIN 20289

Financial Services Compensation Scheme

Tabled: 16 December 2024
Answered: 19 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the Protected Savings threshold from £85,000.

Answer

Tulip Siddiq
Deposits held by UK banks, building societies and credit unions that are authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) up to £85,000, with joint accounts protected up to £170,000...

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