Post Office Card Accounts are similar to bank accounts, but can only be used to receive Welfare Benefit payments. They can be easier to set up than a bank account.
A Job Centre Plus advisor can help you set an account up.
You will be given a Post Office card account with a plastic card and a Personal Identification Number (PIN). You use this to get your money out at the Post Office.
*Be aware, the card cannot be used in cash machines and you cannot pay wages into it.
How to open an account
Do not go to the Post Office to open a Post Office Card Account.
You can only arrange it through the Jobcentre Plus.
Bradford Westfield House Jobcentre
You can get information from the national helpline, about your personal circumstances, job-seeking, existing claims and new claims.
You will be given a lot of information and choices about who to contact next. If you need help with this, you could try asking at Bradford Citizens Advice by phoning 0344 245 1282. Or you could ask at a community centre near you.
To get your money out at a Post Office
There are 2 Post Office branches in Bradford city centre:
Sunbridge Road Post Office
Opening times
- Mon 09:30-17:15
- Tue 09:30-17:15
- Wed 09:30-17:15
- Thu 09:30-17:15
- Fri 09:30-17:15
- Sat Closed
- Sun Closed
Bradford Post Office
Opening Times
- Mon 09:00-17:30
- Tue 09:00-17:30
- Wed 09:00-17:30
- Thu 09:00-17:30
- Fri 09:00-17:30
- Sat 09:00-17:30
- Sun Closed
There are also smaller Post Office branches in local areas of Bradford. You can find your local branch in the map below or use the Royal Mail Post Office Branch Finder.
Barkerend Road Post Office
Opening times
- Mon 10:00-17:00
- Tue 10:00-17:00
- Wed 10:00-17:00
- Thu 10:00-17:00
- Fri 10:00-17:00
- Sat 09:00-14:00
- Sun Closed
Sunbridge Road Post Office
Opening times
- Mon 09:30-17:15
- Tue 09:30-17:15
- Wed 09:30-17:15
- Thu 09:30-17:15
- Fri 09:30-17:15
- Sat Closed
- Sun Closed
Bradford Post Office
Opening Times
- Mon 09:00-17:30
- Tue 09:00-17:30
- Wed 09:00-17:30
- Thu 09:00-17:30
- Fri 09:00-17:30
- Sat 09:00-17:30
- Sun Closed
