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The accelerating pace of bank closures is now compounded by threats to the future of free ATMs, meaning carers face being drawn into a more intrusive support role where older peole are reluctant to move to online or mobile banking.

Following warnings in early 2018 against any further erosion of the ATM network, Treasury Committee chair Nicky Morgan launched an inquiry in November into how vulnerable consumers access financial services.

Which? is also campaigning to protect free ATMs and our Director Hilary Cooper, continues to work to influence national policy on access to cash. Read Hilary's blog for the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing.

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A recent report by the Social Market Foundation highlighted the number of carers providing unpaid support to family members, estimating that one in five women in work are now carers. As the number of older people with a care need continues to increase, the impact on those who support them will come into sharper focus.

At an event on World Mental Health Day, Professor Dame Carol Black of the University of Cambridge urged employers to invest in the mental health and well-being of their staff, citing research showing the very high payback from such initiatives.

Read more on the challenges of combining work and caring in Walking the Tightrope.

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