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Live tracker

Live UK bank switching offers

Seven offers are live, from £175 to £300. Here is what each one asks for.

Updated 30 October 2026 · Checked against each bank's own terms
The short answer

Most offers need two Direct Debits. Lloyds and Barclays need three.

Barclays pays the most (up to £300) but asks for the most. HSBC, First Direct, NatWest and Nationwide are the simpler ones.

Set up my Direct Debits — £1.98/month →BeSwitchReady is a paid service. Offers are the banks' own, and you apply to the bank directly.
ℹ️ Santander's £240 offer is back. It needs two household Direct Debits of your own, so BeSwitchReady's Direct Debits don't count for it. Read the Santander guide →

Offers at a glance

Bank
Bonus
Direct Debits
Barclays
Up to £300
3 active
Santander
£240
2 household
HSBC
£220
2 active
First Direct
£210
2 active
NatWest
£200
None
Lloyds
£200
3 active
Nationwide
£175
2 active

HSBC and First Direct are linked, so taking one usually rules out the other.

The offers in detail

Back · switch requests from 27 Oct 2026 · no end date
Santander Everyday Current Account
£240

Full CASS switch with 2 household Direct Debits, a £1,500 pay-in and £200 into a Regular Saver, all within 60 days. Paid around 90 days after the switch request. Not eligible if anyone on the account held a Santander current account on 1 January 2026 or has had a Santander switching incentive before.

View offer →Read the full guide →
Santander only counts household Direct Debits (council tax, mobile, broadband, gas and so on). BeSwitchReady's Direct Debits don't count for this offer.
Live · no end date
HSBC Bank Account
£220

New customers only, opened in the HSBC UK app. Needs 2 active Direct Debits moved by a full CASS switch, a £2,000 pay-in and £500 of debit card spend, all within 60 days.

Claim offer →Read the full guide →
Live · no end date
NatWest / Royal Bank of Scotland Select & Reward
£200

Full CASS switch to a Select or Reward account. Pay in £1,250 within 60 days and log in to the mobile app. Not eligible if switching from another NatWest Group bank (NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland or Ulster Bank), or if you have had a NatWest Group cash switch incentive before.

Claim offer →Read the full guide →
Live until 2 Dec 2026
first direct 1st Account
£210

£175 base bonus plus a £35 time-limited boost for accounts opened 14 September to 2 December 2026. Needs 2 Direct Debits or standing orders via CASS, a £1,000 pay-in, 5 debit card payments and a digital banking login, all within 45 days (First Direct's older T&Cs PDF says 30, so check its current terms). New customers only. Not eligible if you have held an HSBC account since 1 January 2018.

Claim offer →Read the full guide →
Live · no end date
Nationwide FlexDirect / FlexAccount / FlexPlus
£175

Full CASS switch with 2 Direct Debits moved over, a £1,000 pay-in and one debit card payment, all within 31 days. First-time switch offer only, per sole or joint account. Not eligible if switching from Nationwide or Virgin Money.

Claim offer →Read the full guide →
Live until 9 Dec 2026
Lloyds Bank (Club Lloyds / Silver / Platinum / Premier)
£200

Apply between 17 September and 9 December 2026. Needs 3 active Direct Debits already in place and moved by CASS. Direct Debits set up after the switch starts don't count. Paid within 14 working days of the switch starting. Not eligible if switching from Halifax or Bank of Scotland, or if you have had a Lloyds Banking Group switch incentive since 1 January 2023.

Claim offer →Read the full guide →
Lloyds needs three active Direct Debits. We haven't confirmed whether BeSwitchReady's Direct Debits count towards that, so check Lloyds' terms before relying on them.
New · live since 1 Oct 2026 · no end date published
Barclays Bank Account
Up to £300

£150 up front, then £30 a month for up to five months. Needs 3 active Direct Debits moved by a full CASS switch, a one-off £2,000 salary pay-in within 30 days, and at least 10 eligible debit card payments in a month for each £30. New personal sole accounts only, applied for in the Barclays app within 21 days. Existing Barclays current account holders are excluded. A Premier version worth up to £600 has higher requirements. Barclays can withdraw the offer at any time.

View offer →Read the full guide →
Barclays needs three active Direct Debits. We haven't confirmed whether BeSwitchReady's Direct Debits count towards that, so check Barclays' terms before relying on them.

Which offer should you go for first?

Simplest

  • Lowest pay-in: First Direct and Nationwide, both £1,000
  • Fastest payout: Lloyds, within 14 working days
  • Any channel: NatWest, First Direct, Nationwide and Lloyds can be opened online or by phone

Watch the deadlines

  • First Direct: £35 boost ends 2 December
  • Lloyds: apply by 9 December
  • Barclays and Santander: no end date, but either can be withdrawn at any time
  • HSBC and Barclays: app only

Each offer is a separate application to a separate bank, so you can claim more than one, as long as you meet each bank's own eligibility rules and exclusions. Our switching order guide covers the sequence.

Direct Debits

Two Direct Debits, and an optional third

BeSwitchReady's Direct Debits move with you to your new bank. Most offers above need two. Lloyds and Barclays need three, and we haven't confirmed whether a bank counts ours, so check the bank's terms first.

Two Direct Debits£0.99 each, £1.98 a month in total.
Optional third£0.99 a month more, £2.97 a month for all three.
Offer alerts firstNew offers, boosts and ending dates, by email.
Cancel any timeThrough your bank, no minimum term.
Join BeSwitchReady — £1.98/month → Bank terms always take precedence over our guidance.

Frequently asked questions

Can I claim more than one of these offers?

Yes. Each is a separate application to a separate bank, so there is no rule against claiming several, as long as you meet each bank's own eligibility criteria and exclusion periods individually.

Do BeSwitchReady's Direct Debits work for every offer on this page?

They count towards the generic "2 active Direct Debits" requirement at HSBC, First Direct and Nationwide (NatWest asks for none). Lloyds and Barclays need 3, so two aren't enough. Neither bank's terms say whether BeSwitchReady's Direct Debits count, and we haven't had that confirmed.

How often is this page updated?

We check these banks' offer pages daily and update this tracker whenever an offer changes, closes, or a new one appears, like Barclays this month.

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The UK Bank Switching Eligibility Database
Every live offer, its Direct Debit rules, banking groups and a switching checklist. Reviewed 1 November 2026.
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Not sure which order to switch in?

Our switching order guide walks through the sequence that avoids credit check pile-ups.

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