Barclays £200 switch query

l.c.elliott

I followed all the steps to ensure I would qualify for the free £200. On 27th nov (the last day of the switch), i opened the account, paid in £2000 and requested to switch. I know the 2k went into the account straight away, it was there at 11am on 27th nov. However, ive just looked back at my statement and it said the 2k went in on 28th nov! Im now worried that barclays will say i didnt qualify. However I KNOW it went in on 27th as I remember having the barclays app open and staring right at it! 

Has this happened to anyone else and if so, what was the outcome?

PRAISETHESUN

l.c.elliott said:

I followed all the steps to ensure I would qualify for the free £200. On 27th nov (the last day of the switch), i opened the account, paid in £2000 and requested to switch. I know the 2k went into the account straight away, it was there at 11am on 27th nov. However, ive just looked back at my statement and it said the 2k went in on 28th nov! Im now worried that barclays will say i didnt qualify. However I KNOW it went in on 27th as I remember having the barclays app open and staring right at it! 

Has this happened to anyone else and if so, what was the outcome?

I think you will be okay. According to the T&Cs of the Barclays offer, you needed to:

https://www.barclays.co.uk/current-accounts/switch-offer/#tandc

Eligibility

To be eligible for this offer, you’ll need to:

• Be 18 or over, so that you can access the products or services using the Barclays app. Terms and conditions apply
• Download our app to open a sole Barclays Bank Account and join Blue Rewards (eligibility, conditions and a £5 monthly membership fee apply)
• Pay at least £2,000 into the account you’re switching to within 30 days of opening the account
• Use CASS start your application through the Barclays app by 27 November 2025, and complete it within 30 days
• Complete a full current account switch in the Barclays app from another participating bank or building society. The full switch needs to include at least two active Direct Debits
• Have an open sole Barclays Bank Account with Blue Rewards on the date we pay your CASS bonus. 

The CASS bonus

• We’ll send the £200 bonus to your new current account with us within 28 working days of you meeting the eligibility criteria

You only had to start the switch by 27 Nov, not complete it. Additionally, the £2k needed to be deposited with 30 days of opening the account, not before the 27th. If you have done this and met all the other terms then you should be okay to be paid out the incentive in a few weeks.

trickydicky14

As above, You only need to start the switch by that date not complete. Mind you, you left it a bit close to the wire to get it sorted.

l.c.elliott

trickydicky14 said:

As above, You only need to start the switch by that date not complete. Mind you, you left it a bit close to the wire to get it sorted.

It wasn't the switch being complete that I was worried about not getting done by the 27th as I knew that would take days, it was the 2k into the account. But it looks like from what someone else said that the 2k only needs to be in the account 30days after opening, not by the 27th.

drphila

It doesn't help that Barclays are currently showing wrong information on their " our current switch offer has now come to an end" page. This states that £2k must have been paid in by 27th, contrary to the T&Cs 

I paid in £2k earlier this month and have had confirmation that the £2k is on its way.

PRAISETHESUN

For future reference, @Bridlington1 maintains a very useful thread archiving the T&Cs for many switching incentives. The terms of this Barclays offer can be found linked there, which shows the offer at the time it was valid, not the website which has now been changed.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6526050/an-archived-list-of-switching-offers/p1