Barclays Blue Rewards not paid this month?

msallen

Hi

I have just realised that Barclays have not credited my £7 Blue Rewards payment this month. Have other people received theirs OK?

I have sent them a message so will see what they say.

(I met the pay in requirement, but no longer have the 2 DDs that used to be required since they were dropped in Nov 2016).

bob792

You've answered your own question:

https://www.barclays.co.uk/current-accounts/blue-rewards/
"Get a £3.50 with each of your first 2 Direct Debits"

msallen

Hmmm :huh:

I have a note that the requirement for the DDs was dropped in Nov 2016. It seems it must have come back again (although I don't know when), and that I was meeting the requirement without particularly trying/realising as I paid my Barclaycard via DD from there, and still had a Tesco DD which I just hadn't bothered cancelling back in 2016.

I cancelled my Tesco DDs last month and moved some others around to meet any requirements (or so I thought - thinking Barclays didn't need any).

I think I'll take the opportunity to close this account, as it wasn't being used for anything else now and £4 profit a month is not worth re-jigging everything again!

Zanderman

msallen wrote: »

Hmmm :huh:

I have a note that the requirement for the DDs was dropped in Nov 2016. It seems it must have come back again (although I don't know when), and that I was meeting the requirement without particularly trying/realising as I paid my Barclaycard via DD from there, and still had a Tesco DD which I just hadn't bothered cancelling back in 2016.

I cancelled my Tesco DDs last month and moved some others around to meet any requirements (or so I thought - thinking Barclays didn't need any).

I think I'll take the opportunity to close this account, as it wasn't being used for anything else now and £4 profit a month is not worth re-jigging everything again!

My Barclays account, opened for Rewards primarily, was opened in Nov 2016. There was no drop in requirement for DDs - I needed them from the start and still do. Not sure why you think there was a drop in that requirement.

msallen

Seems I made a mistake when they changed the account for tax reasons, removing the DDs from the headline requirements for £7, but paying £3.50 each for the first two.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5561558

datlex

Mine came through fine.

Flobberchops

The 2 DD requirement has indeed been dropped. However you'll still need at least one active DD if you want to receive the loyalty reward! One DD = £3.50 reward, two DDs = £7, less the £3 fee in both cases.

Why on earth would you want to maintain Blue Rewards if you're not receiving the Loyalty Reward for having DDs, I hear you cry? Enhanced cashback. If you're a frequent online shopper at the 200ish cashback partners available via Blue Rewards, the retailer cashback you can earn may outweigh the £3 monthly fee. Still, I suspect that represents a small minority of all Blue Rewards users.

Westie983

Mine was paid on 3rd Jan, need some jiggling soon though as one of the DD is Tesco.

Westie983