Post office closures
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Wandsworth has lost over half of its branches in the past five years after two rounds of closures.
The council believes that the best way to protect the surviving branches is to widen the amount of services they offer. This will provide local branches with much-needed business, will help people who do not have bank accounts and will provide local communities with vital facilities.
It has announced that Freedom Passes will be issued directly by the borough's post offices from 2010 and that since April 2009 residents have been able to pay their rent, council tax, business rates and other bills in local post offices using new swipe card and bar code technology.
Wandsworth has also welcomed calls for post offices to provide banking services.
A coalition of MPs and interest groups is arguing that 'Post Banks' could provide a range of financial services. Post Office Ltd already offers the Post Office Current Account, but the council argues that this is very limited. It can only accept government benefit payments and has none of the facilities, such as cheque books, that people expect from a bank account.
