Best child savings account where the child can pay money into post office

chumbawumba_2

Can anyone recommend a child savings account where my children can pay their own money into the account via our local post office? My children are aged 6 to 11. I opened rooster accounts for them recently but apparently NatWest haven’t set it up that kids can use their cards to pay in money. Which baffles me tbh!!! Thanks. 

eskbanker

This was asked a year ago, resulting in one or two suggestions, but it seems to be slim pickings:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6559032/childrens-account-at-the-post-office

Just to check, you don't have any bank or building society branches within easy reach?

The NatWest Rooster product is a prepaid debit card and they do make it clear which top-up methods are supported:

How do I pay into my NatWest Rooster Money account?

You can add money to your account in four ways: using your card in the NatWest Rooster Money app, by bank transfer from your bank account, through the NatWest app, and through online banking.

https://www.natwest.com/current-accounts/childrens-accounts/kids-prepaid-pocket-money-card.html

chumbawumba_2

eskbanker said:

This was asked a year ago, resulting in one or two suggestions, but it seems to be slim pickings:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6559032/childrens-account-at-the-post-office

Just to check, you don't have any bank or building society branches within easy reach?

The NatWest Rooster product is a prepaid debit card and they do make it clear which top-up methods are supported:

How do I pay into my NatWest Rooster Money account?

You can add money to your account in four ways: using your card in the NatWest Rooster Money app, by bank transfer from your bank account, through the NatWest app, and through online banking.

https://www.natwest.com/current-accounts/childrens-accounts/kids-prepaid-pocket-money-card.html

No, we live in a small village so no banks or building societies that are easily accessible to us. Just the local post office, who do support bank payments for adult accounts, but I can’t seem to find what I want in a children’s account. 

I must have just missed what was said about the rooster card and assumed that as it was a debit card, it would have meant my children could pay in at the post office, as I can pay in using my NatWest debit card. Just seems insane that this is still a problem a year on from the last post you mention. Banks obviously want children to spend and not save!

macy08

The Halifax kids current account (for your 11 year old) allows payments in at the post office